The District of Columbia petition requirement for independent presidential candidates, and the presidential nominees of unqualified parties, is 4,667 valid signatures. That is substantially higher than it was in 2008, when it was 3,907. The formula is 1% of the … Continue reading
Ballot Access News June 1, 2012 – Volume 28, Number 1 This issue was printed on white paper. Table of Contents JUSTICE PARTY AND CONSTITUTION PARTY WIN INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IN CALIFORNIA BALLOT ACCESS DEADLINE CASE MISSOURI BALLOT ACCESS BILL PASSES … Continue reading
Ohio has an open primary. The voter registration form does not ask voters to choose a party. On primary day, any voter is free to choose any party’s primary ballot. In the March 2012 primary, 7,035 Ohio voters chose a … Continue reading
On July 2, challenges were filed to seven Constitution Party legislative candidate petitions, and two Libertarian legislative candidate petitions, in Illinois. The seven challenged Constitution Party candidates are Gary Dunlap, running for State Senate, 27th district; Michael W. Oberline, running … Continue reading
Dan Walters, the Sacramento Bee’s veteran politics reporter and columnist, writes here that it would be good policy to repeal limits on how much individuals may contribute to candidates. AB 1146, which has a hearing in the Senate Elections Committee … Continue reading
