Rhode Island requires independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, to file a declaration of candidacy by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27. The petitions aren’t due until July 10. Statewide candidates need 1,000 signatures. The only statewide candidates … Continue reading
On June 25, a U.S. District Court in the U.S. Virgin Islands said it would not now rule on whether independent candidate Positive Nelson should be on the November 2018 ballot. Instead, Nelson must seek relief from the territorial court. … Continue reading
It is rare for the U.S. Supreme Court to ever say that a previous U.S. Supreme Court opinion was decided incorrectly, but that has happened on both June 26, 2018, and June 27, 2018. On June 26, the U.S. Supreme … Continue reading
Like most states that allow write-in primaries, New Mexico sets a minimum number of votes that a write-in candidate must receive, in order to be nominated and appear on the November ballot. This year, New Mexico Libertarians running for statewide … Continue reading
Oklahoma held primaries on June 26. Oklahoma requires that all qualified parties nominate by primary. The state also requires a runoff primary for races in which no one got as much as 50% in the first primary. Here are the … Continue reading
