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Kevin O’Connor, an attorney who is running as a Republican for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, has called on the legislature to reform the petitioning process during the health crisis. See this story. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On March 19, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the largest newspaper in Minnesota, carried this op-ed urging that the need for candidate ballot access petitions be suspended. The op-ed is by leaders of the Green, Independence, and Libertarian Parties. … Continue reading
Georgia State Senator Brandon Beach attended a special session of the legislature on March 16 even though he had some symptoms of the corona virus. Later he tested positive, so the entire legislature has been sent home and legislators must … Continue reading
On March 19, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive order permitting candidate petitions to be gathered and filed electronically. No candidate in New Jersey ever needs more than 1,000 signatures. Statewide primary candidates need 1,000; general election statewide … Continue reading
Nick Sarwark, national chair of the Libertarian Party, was on MSNBC on March 17. The host of the interview seemed to think that the Libertarian Party is on the ballot already in all 50 states. Actually it is now on … Continue reading