June 1, 2010 – Volume 26, Number 1 This issue was originally printed on tan paper. Table of Contents COLORADO BALLOT ACCESS BILL PASSES LEGISLATURE OKLAHOMA DOESN’T PASS BALLOT ACCESS OHIO VICTORY SOUTH CAROLINA LIKELY TO MAKE BALLOT ACCESS WORSE … Continue reading
Forrest Claypool has this commentary in the Huffington Post. He submitted 90,000 signatures to be on the ballot for Cook County Assessor as an independent. No one challenged his petition. He says that he is the first independent candidate on … Continue reading
On July 2, the Texas Supreme Court stayed an order of a lower state court, and gave permission for the Green Party to certify its nominees to the Secretary of State. The Texas Supreme Court wants to hold a full … Continue reading
on July 2, a lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Michigan against the $500 cap on individual contributions to candidates for State House of Representatives. See this story. Campaign contributions are constitutional in general, but a few years … Continue reading
Mary Norwood, independent candidate for Chair of the Fulton County, Georgia, County Commission, will be unable to appear on the November ballot this year, because she did not file a declaration of candidacy by noon, July 2. The petition deadline … Continue reading
