Herb Hoffman, 2008 independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, has been trying to persuade the Maine legislature to improve conditions for declared write-in candidates. Earlier this year his bill to help write-in candidates was defeated in Committee. However, that … Continue reading
California Assemblymember Norma Torres (D-Pomona) has introduced AB 1396. It would repeal all election laws that describe how the California Democratic Party is organized. It would require the party to be responsible for its own internal organizational rules, and also … Continue reading
On April 7, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed SB 3, which deletes the requirement that members of major parties need any signatures to get on the primary ballot, if they are running for partisan county office, or for certain … Continue reading
On April 7, the West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee passed HB 2981, the ballot access improvement bill. The bill had already passed the House. It cuts the petition requirement from 2% of the last vote cast to 1%, and moves … Continue reading
The Arkansas Green Party is not ballot-qualified for 2010, because it failed to poll 3% for president in 2008 and because its bill to redefine “political party” failed to pass this year. The party is already planning a new petition … Continue reading
