On Saturday, February 10, the New Mexico State Senate passed SB 178, which changes the procedures by which parties choose Lieutenant Governor nominees. Currently Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected as a team in November. But in primary season, they … Continue reading
The Sioux Falls daily newspaper Argus Leader, the largest paper in South Dakota, has this detailed look at ballot access for minor parties and independents in South Dakota. … Continue reading
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, a Democrat, has issued an executive order that whenever election administrators buy new vote-counting machines, they must be machines with a paper audit trail. See this story. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
The Georgia Libertarian Party has nominated Martin Cowen for U.S. House, 13th district. There has not been any minor party on the ballot in a regularly-scheduled U.S. House election in Georgia since 1942. Cowen is the lead plaintiff in the … Continue reading
On February 5, the Kentucky legislature passed HB 157. The vote was unanimous in both chambers. It lets individuals give $5,000 to a minor party. The old law said individuals could give that much to a major party, but not … Continue reading
