On January 18, the new chief of the New Mexico Elections Department, Ernest Ortega, told the New Mexico Libertarian Party that it is still ballot-qualified. However, this decision isn’t in writing yet. The Libertarian Party had thought it was disqualified … Continue reading
On January 19, Oklahoma Representative Marian Cooksey introduced House Bill 1429, which greatly eases ballot access for minor parties. Current law requires 5% of the last vote cast, which for 2006 is a staggering 73,188 valid signatures. The bill would … Continue reading
Yesterday, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in the case to allow the Oklahoma Libertarian Party to invite non-affiliated voters to participate in the party’s primary. A federal judge ruled the state law constitutional. However, a federal appeals court ruled … Continue reading
Yesterday, Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell ruled that only optical-scan voting equipment will be used in the future in Ohio. This means that counties that already bought electronic vote-counting equipment must get rid of it. … Continue reading
Ballot Access News is selling an 8.5 inch by eleven inch map of the United States, showing all the counties, in 5 colors, illustrating the strong and weak areas for each of these 2004 presidential candidates: Ralph Nader, Michael Badnarik, … Continue reading
