On August 9, Alabama election officials said that the deadline for minor party and independent candidates for the upcoming special legislative elections is October 8, not August 20. The revised Election Proclamation says the original date of August 20 was … Continue reading
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, holds a partisan election for city office on November 5, 2013. Three independent candidates are being challenged because their petitions did not list any members of the “Substitution Committee.” Pennsylvania independent candidate petitions historically give the candidate or … Continue reading
Earlier this year, the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Libertarian Party had standing to challenge California laws that prohibit petitioners from working outside their home districts. The Ninth Circuit then remanded the case, called Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County … Continue reading
On August 8, Alabama officials said two special legislative primaries will be held on October 8, to fill the vacant State House seats in the 74th district (Montgomery) and 104th district (Mobile). Astonishingly, the deadline for independent candidates and newly-qualifying … Continue reading
The California legislature is one of the few state legislatures that is still meeting. The session will end in September. On August 8, the legislature passed AB 817, which lets adult residents who are not citizens work as polling place … Continue reading
