The South Dakota independent presidential petition deadline for 2016 is August 4, not April 26. The September 1, 2015 Ballot Access News print edition erroneously said that deadline had been moved to April. Some years earlier, the independent presidential petition … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On December 21, Senator Lindsey Graham said he is “suspending” his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. December 21 is the deadline for a candidate in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary to withdraw his or her name from the … Continue reading
Presidential primary filing has now closed in fifteen states. In every Republican presidential primary so far, there are at least twelve candidates on the ballot. That is a stark difference from the past. If one looks at the previous election … Continue reading
Alabama will have twelve Republican candidates on the Republican presidential primary ballot, and five Democratic candidates. The Republican Party had never before had more than eleven candidates in its Alabama presidential primary. The five Democrats on the Alabama Democratic ballot … Continue reading
The Alabama Secretary of State has developed a habit this year of releasing a press release when any Republican or Democratic presidential candidate announces a visit to Alabama. See here for the Secretary’s press release concerning Ted Cruz, and here … Continue reading