Ballot Access News April 2021 – Volume 36, Number 11 This issue was printed on white paper. Table of Contents SIXTH CIRCUIT STRIKES DOWN MICHIGAN’S INDEPENDENT STATEWIDE PETITION LAW MONTANA MAY EASE NEW PARTY PETITION IOWA INCREASES BALLOT ACCESS BARRIERS … Continue reading
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The Hill has this commentary by J. T. Young, a former executive branch officer under the George W. Bush presidency. Young says if the voters who voted for Jo Jorgensen had voted for Donald Trump in 2020, Trump would have … Continue reading
In Texas, smaller qualified parties nominate by convention; larger ones by primary. For over 100 years, the only Texas candidates who had to pay a filing fee were candidates running in a primary. On April 29, the Texas Senate unanimously … Continue reading
On April 30, Georgia filed this response in Cowen v Raffensperger, 1:17cv-4660. This is the case in which the Libertarian Party had challenged the number of signatures for U.S. House, for all candidates who are not the nominees of parties … Continue reading
New York Comgressmember Jamaal Bowman was chosen by the Working Families Party to deliver the WFP response to the state of the nation speech of President Biden. Here is a link to his 12-minute speech. Bowman is a Democrat but … Continue reading