On May 21, Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray addressed an interim meeting of the Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisons Committee. He again wants the legislature to increase the independent candidate petition from 2% of the last U.S. House … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On May 28, U.S. District Court Judge Samanta Elliott, a Biden appointee, struck down a 2024 New Hampshire law that made it more difficult for some voters to register to vote. New Hampshire Youth Movement v Scanlon, 1:24cv-291. Here is … Continue reading
On May 28, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey postponed the primary candidate filing deadline for U.S. House in districts 1,2,6 and 7. See this story. … Continue reading
On May 28, Jo Jorgensen, the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee in 2020, said she is forming an exploratory committee to consider seeking the Libertarian presidential nomination for 2028.
Glenn Rogers, a columnist for the Dallas Morning News, has this column, explaining the Texas ballot access laws for independent candidates and criticizing them. One point he failed to make is that before 1967, Texas did not require any petition … Continue reading