On January 26, the Eleventh Circuit heard Green Party of Georgia v Kemp, 16-11689. The issue is the number of signatures for president, for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. The hearing went well. The U.S. District Court … Continue reading
Georgia Representative Jon Pezold (R-Columbus) has introduced HB 133, which hugely improves ballot access for U.S. House, legislature, and county partisan office for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. However, it slightly makes ballot access worse for independent … Continue reading
On January 13, the Federal Election Commission sent a final check to the Jill Stein presidential campaign, for $134,900. The total Stein’s campaign received from the matching funds program in 2016 was $590,935. See the FEC’s press release here. … Continue reading
Evan McMullin, the independent presidential candidate who placed fifth in the November 2016 presidential election, has established a new organization called Stand Up Republic. Here is a link to the webpage. … Continue reading
There will probably be at least six special U.S. House elections in 2017. The date of the first one will be April 11, for the Kansas 4th district special election to replace Congressman Mike Pompeo. … Continue reading
