The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on January 20, 2017 that the Gary Johnson vote in 2016 did not create a new ballot-qualified party, but the sponsors of the Johnson petition asked for reconsideration on January 24, and that request is … Continue reading
On February 8, the state of Georgia, in response to a lawsuit, agreed to ease its procedures for handling new voter registrations. Under the old practice, if a new voter registration form was submitted, election officials checked it against the … Continue reading
The Times, daily newspaper for Ottawa, Illinois, here endorses HB 762, which eases the Illinois definition of “political party.” … Continue reading
On February 7, Nevada State Senator James Settelmeyer (R-Minden) introduced SB 103, which converts Nevada partisan elections into top-two elections. This is the second session in which Senator Settelmeyer has introduced the bill. The bill is ambiguous as to whether … Continue reading
On February 9, attorneys for Illinois state government filed this Seventh Circuit brief in Libertarian Party of Illinois v Scholz, 16-1667. The issue is the constitutionality of the law that requires newly-qualifying parties (but not established parties) to run a … Continue reading
