On November 8, Colorado voters will vote on Initiative 140, which would create presidential primaries for parties that polled at least 10% of the vote in the last election. Here is the text. Independent voters could vote in either major … Continue reading
The North Dakota petition deadline for independent candidates is Tuesday, September 6. So far, two independent presidential petitions have been submitted: for Jill Stein and Rocky De La Fuente. North Dakota permits presidential candidates who use the independent procedure to … Continue reading
On August 30, the District of Columbia Board of Elections determined that all three Libertarian petitions for district-wide office are valid. They are for President, Delegate to the U.S. House, and City Council-at-large. There is no Republican nominee for Delegate … Continue reading
Tallahassee, Florida government offices are closed September 1-2, due to a hurricane. The deadline for parties to qualify and also to certify their presidential elector candidates had been September 1. The Governor has proclaimed that deadlines of various sorts will … Continue reading
On September 1, U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer Dorsey upheld Nevada’s June petition deadline for unqualified parties to submit a petition for ballot access. Nevada Green Party v Cegavske, 2:16cv-1951. The decision acknowledges that in 1992, another U.S. District Court … Continue reading
