The Libertarian Party’s ballot access lawsuit in Oklahoma was to have had a pretrial conference on November 30, 2005, but at the request of the state, it has been delayed again, until March 22, 2006. It is conceivable that the … Continue reading
Effective November 15, 2005, Kentucky started tallying people who register as members of certain minor parties. Kentucky has always let people register in any group, since the voter registration form asking “party membership” has a blank line. But in the … Continue reading
The Massachusetts initiative to legalize fusion, and also to make it easier for a party to remain on the ballot, has enough valid signatures. Also, a bill to legalize fusion (House Bill 90) will be heard in a legislative committee … Continue reading
Thank you, Ron Gunzberger and www.politics1.com, for naming Ballot Access News “site of the day” for December 5, 2005.
On December 2, former U.S. Senator and former Governor Lowell Weicker said he would assist a planned lawsuit against Connecticut’s new bill on public funding. Weicker was elected Governor in 1990 on the “A Connecticut Party” ticket.
