This story lists the twelve Republicans and three Democrats placed on the Wisconsin presidential primary ballots by election officials. The list does not include Rocky De La Fuente. Candidates discussed in the news media go on the ballots automatically in … Continue reading
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In Illinois, presidential primary petitions need their own petition of 3,000 signatures. And if they want to elect delegates, separate petitions are needed in each U.S. House district. According to this story, Republican presidential candidate John Kasich failed to file … Continue reading
On January 12, the Vermont Secretary of State said ten Republican presidential candidates qualified for the Republican primary, and four Democrats qualified for the Democratic primary. See the list here. Never before had more than seven candidates qualified for a … Continue reading
On January 5, Level the Playing Field, the Libertarian Party, and the Green Party, filed an amended complaint in the lawsuit concerning presidential debates. The amended complaint was needed because only in December 2015 did the FEC formally deny the … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court conference of Friday, January 22, will consider Erard v Johnson, the Michigan Socialist Party’s ballot access case. The issue is Michigan law that requires newly-qualifying parties to show approximately twice as much support to get on … Continue reading