On March 3, the Arkansas Senate passed HB 1338 by a vote of 29-3. It raises the number of signatures for independent presidential candidates, and the presidential nominees of unqualified parties, from 1,000 signatures to 5,000. The only three “no” … Continue reading
Illinois township elections are mostly partisan. The Illinois election law lets township parties decide for themselves whether to nominate by primary or caucus. If the party nominates by caucus, it has the power to insist that no one may be … Continue reading
On March 2, Dan Whitfield filed this supplemental brief in his ballot access case, Whitfield v Thurston, 20-2309. The issue is whether Arkansas should have permitted petitioning relief in 2020 for independent non-presidential candidates, who were forced to circulate their … Continue reading
On the evening of March 3, the U.S. House passed HR 1 by 220-210. It contains many provisions that would help voting rights. It no longer allows states to disenfranchise ex-felons, for federal elections. It requires all states to have … Continue reading
New York state issued a new voter registration tally as of February 21, 2021. The state’s website only shows the data for the qualified parties. For the unqualified parties, the Board furnished the data by e-mail: Independence 411,681; Green 23,856; … Continue reading
