Rex Rammell, a Wyoming veterinarian who has run for office several times as a Republican, and who had been seeking the Republican nomination for Governor, announced on May 10 that he would instead join the Constitution Party and seek its … Continue reading
Louisiana easily has the nation’s most severe petition requirement to recall an elected official. On May 9, the Louisiana legislature passed HB 54, which eases the requirement, although even if the Governor signs the bill, Louisiana will still have the … Continue reading
On May 10, the California Secretary of State released a new voter registration tally, as of April 6. This is the first California tally since the tally of January 2, 2018. The only parties that increased their share of the … Continue reading
The Libertarian Party of Ohio, and the Constitution Party of North Carolina, are currently working on very difficult petition drives for ballot status in 2018. Both states held primaries on May 8. In both states, volunteers and paid circulators petitioned … Continue reading
Starting in 2017, many state legislators introduced bills to require presidential candidates to reveal their income tax returns, or be omitted from ballots. But the idea seems to have died out. The only two state legislatures that ever passed such … Continue reading
