Here is a Detroit News story about the December 22 decision that invalidated the Michigan law requiring 30,000 signatures for statewide independents. … Continue reading
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The Maine Republican presidential primary ballot will only list President Donald Trump. All candidates needed 2,000 signatures of registered Republicans. No one else submitted a petition, not even William Weld. This shows how difficult the Maine petition requirement is for … Continue reading
The New York state Commission on Public Funding raised the number of signatures for a statewide independent, or for the nominee of an unqualified party, from 15,000 signatures to 45,000 signatures. Under the law that authorized the Commission to re-write … Continue reading
The Missouri Green Party presidential primary ballot will list Howie Hawkins, Dario Hunter, and David Rolde. The latter two filed on December 23, the next-to-last day. Candidates qualify by paying a fee of $1,000. … Continue reading
Indiana State Senator Greg Walker has again introduced his bill to lower the number of signatures for statewide independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. It is SB 106. It won’t appear on Indiana legislature’s web page until the … Continue reading