Americans Elect’s web page, www.americanselect.org, now features a running tally of how many signatures it has collected for ballot access in 2012 across the entire nation. The total shown for June 11 is 1,174,055 signatures. The tally seems to be … Continue reading
Wisconsin will soon be holding recall elections against 6 Republican State Senators, and 3 Democratic State Senators. In Wisconsin, the recall process is different than it is in most states. If a Wisconsin recall petition gets enough signatures, the recall … Continue reading
Straight-ticket devices have been repealed, or are likely to be eliminated, in three states this year. On May 25, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed AB 7, an omnibus election law bill that eliminates the device. On June 8, the North … Continue reading
A Superior Court in Vermont will hold a trial in Trudell v Markowitz on July 14-15. This is the lawsuit that challenges the June petition deadline for independent candidates, and for the nominees of unqualified parties. The Vermont primary is … Continue reading
On June 2, the Initiative and Referendum Institute filed its opening brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C., in its case against the postal regulation that bars petitioning on all interior post office sidewalks. This case was filed … Continue reading
