7
This New York Post story says Rocky De La Fuente has announced that he is seeking the Republican nomination for Mayor of New York City. Thanks to Frank Morano for the link. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On March 17, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed SB 13, which moves the petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties to November of the year before the election. Herbert is a Republican. The Republican Party was formed on July 6, 1854, and … Continue reading
On March 22, the Third Circuit heard arguments in Constitution Party v Cortes, 16-3266. The issue is the constitutionality of the county distribution requirement for statewide minor party and independent candidate petitions, for state (as opposed to federal) office. The … Continue reading
On March 22, two candidates who want to be on the ballot in the special U.S. House election in Montana filed a federal lawsuit, charging that the state’s ballot access law as applied to them is unconstitutional. The vacancy was … Continue reading
On March 22, the California Secretary of State released a registration tally as of February 10, 2017. This is the only report that California will issue until early in 2018. In raw numbers, the two major parties lost members, but … Continue reading