On May 17, former Louisiana Congressman and Governor Buddy Roemer died at the age of 77. See this obituary. He had been the leading candidate for the presidential nomination of Americans Elect in 2012. Americans Elect was a new party … Continue reading
The Unity Party, which ran Bill Hammons for president in 2020, is now ballot-qualified in Florida. Here is a list of the qualified parties from the Florida Secretary of State’s website. … Continue reading
On May 17, out-of-state petitioners filed their Reply Brief in Benezet v Boockvar, 20-2976. This is the case against the Pennsylvania ban on out-of-state circulators for primary petitions. Pennsylvania already permits out-of-state circulators for general election petitions. In this case, … Continue reading
The City has this detailed article about possibilities for independent candidates, and minor parties, in the New York city election of 2021, not just for Mayor, but for other positions as well. The hostile 2020 ballot access changes do not … Continue reading
On May 17, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) issued a joint letter, endorsing the idea of reviving the federal voting rights Act’s preclearance provision. That idea would require all states to pre-clear election law changes … Continue reading
