On April 8, three Massachusetts major party candidates filed a lawsuit in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, asking that the number of signatures for primary petitions be reduced due to the health crisis. They are Kevin O’Connor, a Republican running … Continue reading
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The Independent Party, which is ballot-qualified in Connecticut for most federal and state offices, has affiliated itself with the Alliance Party. See the party’s web page here. … Continue reading
On April 8, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam moved the non-presidential primary from June 9 to June 23. This automatically extends the non-presidential independent and minor party candidate petition deadline, because the law says those petitions are due on primary day. … Continue reading
National Review has this article by Law Professor Joshua Kleinfeld and Rachel Kleinfeld, advocating that at least this year, states should let all voters cast postal ballots. This idea is not original, but given that National Review is considered to … Continue reading
On April 8, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy extended the non-presidential independent petition deadline from June 2 to July 7. He also said that independent candidate petitions can gather electronic signatures. He also moved the primary for president and all … Continue reading