Minnesota law on the order of candidates on the general election ballot is unique. It says that nominees of ballot-qualified parties must be listed first, in inverse order of how many votes each of them received at the last election … Continue reading
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Law Professor Richard Pildes, a specialist in election law, here explains the challenges for the Nevada Democratic Party for its 2020 caucus to choose delegates to the national convention. … Continue reading
New Hampshire Representative Max Abramson has introduced HB 1214. It says that a group that is not a qualified party, but which has at least 500 registered members, may appear automatically on the November ballot. Such a group would nominate … Continue reading
The Oregon House Rules Committee has introduced HB 4026. It eases the definition of “political party” by lowering the percentage of registered voters needed for a party to maintain status, from one-half of 1%, to one-third of 1%. This registration … Continue reading
The Indiana Secretary of State’s web page has this list of candidates for the May 2020 primary. Nine Democrats and two Republicans qualified for the presidential primary ballots. The Republicans are Donald Trump and William Weld. The Democrats are Joe … Continue reading