The August 10 edition of Lancaster’s daily newspaper has this editorial, asking the state not to appeal the U.S. District Court decision of last month that struck down Pennsylvania’s ballot access procedures for minor parties. Although the newspaper had previously … Continue reading
Richard Winger
Kentucky election laws provide presidential primaries in May to any party that received 20% of the vote in the last presidential election. But earlier this year, the Executive Committee of the Kentucky Republican Party voted tentatively not to use the … Continue reading
The United Independent Party is a qualified party in Massachusetts. It will remain ballot-qualified after November 2016 even if it has no statewide nominees that year if it gets its registration up to 1% of the state total. Two weeks … Continue reading
Vox has this story, saying that Donald Trump could not run in Michigan outside the major parties in November if he had first been on the Michigan presidential primary ballot. The story is incorrect. Michigan does not bar independent presidential … Continue reading
On August 10, Kentucky independent candidate Drew Curtis submitted approximately 10,000 signatures. He needs 5,000 valid to be on the ballot for Governor of Kentucky. The election is November 3, 2015. UPDATE: the Secretary of State’s office has already determined … Continue reading