The New Mexico Secretary of State’s office says the Americans Elect petition is valid. The state requires 3,009 signatures. Americans Elect is the first group to submit a successful petition for party recognition in New Mexico since 2010. Parties that … Continue reading
Rick Santorum’s petition for ballot access in the Indiana presidential primary has been ruled insufficient. He had the needed 4,500 signatures statewide, but Indiana also requires 500 in each U.S. House district, and in one district he was 24 signatures … Continue reading
On January 31, the Nebraska Senate Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee amended LB 759. The original bill repeals the residency requirement for petition circulators, but also required circulators to wear a badge. However, the bill has now been amended … Continue reading
On February 3, U.S. District Court Judge William J. Haynes invalidated Tennessee’s new ballot access law for minor parties. The case is Green Party of Tennessee and Constitution Party of Tennessee v Hargett, 3:11-00692. The decision is 90 pages. It … Continue reading
On February 3, an administrative law judge in Georgia ruled that President Obama’s name should be left on the Georgia Democratic presidential primary. The 10-page decision finds that the witnesses who testified that President Obama was not born in Hawaii … Continue reading
