On March 19, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued an executive order concerning primary petitions. All such petitions are to be circulated electronically only, although signatures that had already been collected on paper are valid. The order also relaxes some … Continue reading
Delaware recognizes parties that have registration of at least one-tenth of 1% of the state total. The deadline for having enough registrations is August 25. At the March 2020 registration tally, the Green Party only had 706 registrant. The requirement … Continue reading
Utah Governor Gary Herbert has refused to reduce primary petition requirements, even though he has already used his authority to revise another election law. He suspended the need for candidates to file in person. See this story. The story says … Continue reading
On March 24, Montana Republican Party officials said they had hired paid circulators to get the Green Party on the ballot earlier this year. The party says the effort cost $100,000. See this story. … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune has this story about the problem that minor party and independent candidates will have with petitioning. The Illinois primary was earlier this month, and all primary petitioning for Republicans and Democrats was carried out last year, so … Continue reading
