Proponents of an Oregon initiative, to require non-partisan redistricting, have filed a state court lawsuit over the Secretary of State’s procedures for checking signatures. The Secretary of State is invalidating entire petition sheets, if even one signature on the petition … Continue reading
On July 20, the Kansas Attorney General and attorneys for the Constitution Party filed a joint brief in U.S. District Court, arguing that the Kansas ban on out-of-state circulators is unconstitutional. The case is Constitution Party of Kansas v Biggs, … Continue reading
The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg, South Carolina, has this editorial in its July 23 issue. It criticizes restrictive ballot access laws, especially the law that was recently upheld by the 4th circuit that kept the Green Party from nominating its preferred … Continue reading
The Independent Party of Connecticut expects to qualify a full slate of candidates for all the statewide offices this year. See this story. The party already has 11,000 signatures on its statewide petition. The law requires 7,500. Although the Libertarian … Continue reading
According to this Denver Post story, there is a fair chance that former Republican Congressman Tom Tancredo will become the American Constitution Party’s candidate this year for Governor of Colorado. The Constitution Party affiliate in Colorado is called the American … Continue reading
