Virginia requires 5,000 signatures for a presidential candidate to appear on a presidential primary ballot. No state requires more. All fourteen Democrats who submitted a petition for the 2020 primary succeeded in getting on the ballot, even though a few … Continue reading
Richard Winger
All five qualified parties in Missouri are entitled to have their own presidential primary. Filing closes December 24 at 5 p.m. So far no one has filed in the Constitution Party primary. Howie Hawkins is the only person who has … Continue reading
December 9 was the deadline for candidates to file in the Arizona Democratic presidential primary. Eighteen candidates filed. They merely had to show that they were on the ballot in at least two other states. Here is the list. There … Continue reading
The Arizona Democratic Party is currently suing the state over the law that puts the nominees of the party that won the last gubernatorial election (within that county) on the top line on the ballot. Mecinas v Hobbs, 2:19cv-5547. On … Continue reading
On Sunday, December 22, U.S. District Court Judge Victoria A. Roberts, a Clinton appointee, struck down Michigan’s 30,000-signature requirement for statewide independent candidates. Graveline v Benson, e.d., 2:18cv-12354. Here is the 47-page opinion. The decision says that until the Michigan … Continue reading