Three months ago, the Eighth Circuit ruled in Moore v Martin that Arkansas’ March petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates is unconstitutional, unless the state can show that it needs a March deadline to have enough time to check the … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The Legal Marijuana Nebraska Party is approximately half-finished with its party petition in Nebraska. The party had tried and failed to get on the Nebraska ballot in 2016. Thanks to Mark Elsworth for this news. … Continue reading
On July 24, a state trial court in Massachusetts struck down the law that closes voter registration twenty days before any election. The basis is the State Constitution. Chelsea Collaborative v Galvin, Suffolk Co. Superior Court, cv16-3354-D. Here is the … Continue reading
Monmouth University Polls has released a poll for this year’s Virginia gubernatorial race. The results: Republican Ed Gillespie 44%; Democrat Ralph Northam 44%; Libertarian Cliff Hyra 3%; undecided 9%. Thanks to Political Wire for the link. … Continue reading
The Florida Secretary of State web page updates voter registration on a daily basis. Unfortunately, these updates only show the number of Democrats, the number of Republicans, and the number of all other voters. The July 23 2017 figures are: … Continue reading