Last year, the Washington Secretary of State fined P. Bret Chiafalo and Levi Guerra $1,000 each, because even though they were Democratic Party presidential electors, they didn’t vote for Hillary Clinton in the electoral college. The two electors are contesting … Continue reading
The Ohio Libertarian Party is circulating its 2018 petition for ballot status, and has approximately 5,000 signatures. The state requires 54,965, the third highest of any state for a mandatory party petition in 2018. It is still possible that the … Continue reading
Indiana State Senator Greg Walker has withdrawn SB 418, his bill to lower the number of signatures for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. He hopes to reintroduce it early in 2018, but for now, he didn’t feel … Continue reading
Nevada Assemblyman Ira Hansen (R-Sparks) has introduced AB 226, which would move the petition deadline for a newly-qualifying party from June to May. Even the existing deadline is constitutionally shaky. In 1992, in Fulani v Lau, a U.S. District Court … Continue reading
On February 24, the 7th circuit heard oral argument in Libertarian Party of Illinois v Scholz, 16-1667. The issue is the unique Illinois law that requires newly-qualifying parties, but not old parties, to run a full slate of candidates. The … Continue reading
