The Utah legislature adjourned Thursday night, March 8. Neither of the two bills that had passed the House, affecting how parties nominate, received a vote in the Senate, so both bills died. HB 485 would have said that parties can’t … Continue reading
Kansas State Senator John Doll has lost his committee assignments, because he changed his registration from Republican to independent. See this story. … Continue reading
On March 8, a conference committee of the South Dakota legislature revised the ballot access bill and greatly improved it. Then, both houses of the legislature passed the bill. The Senate vote was unanimous and in the House, only five … Continue reading
March 7 was the first day for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, to start petitioning in Pennsylvania. Those petitions are due on August 1. Although the statewide petitions are only 5,000 signatures, the district petitions are more … Continue reading
On March 7, Illinois told the U.S. Supreme Court that it doesn’t plan to respond to the ballot access cert petition filed by the Green Party. The Green Party challenges the petition requirements for nominees of unqualified parties to get … Continue reading
