On July 22, a lower state court in New Hampshire upheld the state’s ballot access laws for minor parties and independent candidates. Specifically, the court upheld the number of signatures for statewide candidates (3,000) and the definition of “party” (a … Continue reading
The Green Party is just days away from being a qualified party in Louisiana for the first time, and re-qualifying in Utah. In Louisiana the party has its required 1,000 registered members, and will be a qualified party when it … Continue reading
On August 3, the US Court of Appeals, first circuit (which includes most New England states and Puerto Rico) ruled 5-2 that no international treaty requires the U.S. to let Puerto Rican resident-citizens vote for president.
On August 2, the 8th circuit struck down a Minnesota law making it illegal for a candidate for state judge, or a state judge running for re-election, to attend political party meetings. The entire court ruled en banc. The vote … Continue reading
On August 1, a Pennsylvania state court judge ordered that write-in votes for two candidates for local office should count, even though some of the voters wrote the names of the candidates in the wrong place on the mechanical voting … Continue reading
