Delaware is the only state in which the sole determinant of whether a party is ballot-qualified is how many registered voters it has. Delaware created this system in 1978, and said any party with registration membership of one-twentieth of 1% … Continue reading
On June 3, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear the pending Alabama and Louisiana ballot access cases. The Alabama case is Shugart v Chapman, and the Louisiana case is Libertarian Party v Dardenne. The Court won’t reveal … Continue reading
Oklahoma Representative Chris Benge (R-Tulsa), speaker of the House, has recently said that he supports HB 1072, the ballot access reform bill. This development makes it fairly likely that the bill will pass before the legislature adjourns at the end … Continue reading
On May 15, leaders of the Vermont Progressive Party met and endorsed a full slate in the party’s primary for the six state statewide offices. They are: Governor Martha Abbott; Lieutenant Governor Marjorie Power; Secretary of State Peter Cooper; Attorney … Continue reading
Veteran California Democratic campaign professionals Steven Maviglio and Mike Roth have begun working against California’s Proposition 14, the June 2010 ballot measure to set up a top-two election system in California. Maviglio is the editor of the blog California Majority … Continue reading
