Utah is the only state in which no one can run in a partisan primary unless that candidate receives substantial support at a party endorsement meeting. An initiative is about to be launched in Utah to change that, so that … Continue reading
The Black Star News, a weekly newspaper in New York city in existence since 1997, has this op-ed by Lenora Fulani, advocating a vote for Adolfo Carrion for Mayor on November 5. Carrion is the nominee of the Independence Party. … Continue reading
According to this article in the Columbus Dispatch, Ohio State Senator Bill Seitz (R-Cincinnati) wants his ballot access restrictions to pass before the end of 2013, because he wants them in place for the 2014 election. His bill, SB 193, … Continue reading
Germany held an election for the lower house of its Parliament, the Bundestag, on September 22. This Guardian article gives the results, which are still being tallied. So far the only parties that will be represented in the Bundestag seem … Continue reading
New Jersey has a very old election law which could deprive the Republican Party of its own party column in the October 16, 2013 special U.S. Senate election. Section 19:15-1 says “No political party which fails to poll at any … Continue reading
