Political science Professor Michael McDonald authors the web page United States Election Project. Among other things, he keeps track of U.S. voter turnout. His figures show that 60.0% of the voting-eligible population voted in the November 2016 election. By contrast, … Continue reading
On January 10, Indiana State Senator Greg Walker (R-Columbus) introduced SB 418, which lowers the statewide petition for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, from 2% of the last Secretary of State vote to exactly 9,000 signatures. The … Continue reading
On January 10, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the state of North Carolina’s request for a stay, in the case over whether the legislative districts represent an unlawful racial gerrymander and whether the state must hold special legislative elections with … Continue reading
Last month, the Independent Party became a ballot-qualified party in Louisiana. It became a party by showing that over 1,000 voters are registered as members of the party, and by the state officers paying a filing fee of $1,000. The … Continue reading
On January 9, 2017, Rocky De La Fuente asked permission from a federal court in Pennsylvania to amend his complaint in his ballot access case. The issue is whether Pennsylvania can constitutionally bar persons who ran in a presidential primary … Continue reading
