Michigan independent gubernatorial candidate Todd Schleiger is already campaigning, even though the election is not until November 2018. See this story. Michigan has never had an independent candidate for Governor on a government-printed ballot. The only other states for which … Continue reading
The Third Circuit will hold oral arguments in Constitution Party of Pennsylvania v Cortes, 16-3266, on March 23, Thursday. The issue is the validity of Pennsylvania’s county distribution requirement for statewide minor party and independent petitions for state office.
On March 1, the North Carolina Senate Elections Committee passed HB 100, which converts trial court judicial elections from non-partisan to partisan. The bill had already passed the House. … Continue reading
The South Dakota Senate State Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on HB 1035 on Monday, March 6. The bill, among other things, makes it illegal to pay circulators on a per-signature basis, if they are working on a petition … Continue reading
Committees in both houses of the Tennessee legislature will hear the bills to lower the number of signatures on March 7, Tuesday. The bills, HB 662 and SB 770, lower the number of signatures for a new party from 2.5% … Continue reading
