On October 4, Alabama filed this brief in U.S. District Court in De La Fuente v Merrill, m.d., 2:16cv-755. The state says that Alabama’s petition requirement for independent presidential candidates is an “extremely low bar”, and says Alabama provides “easy … Continue reading
The average number of presidential candidates on ballots this year is six. There are 51 jurisdictions with electoral votes. The two states that rely entirely on filing fees to regulate presidential ballot access in the general election have the most … Continue reading
The California Secretary of State’s web page has this list of presidential elector candidates for each of the six ballot-qualified parties. Write-in candidates for president also need to submit a list of presidential elector candidates, but the deadline for that … Continue reading
On October 4, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy refused to put David Gill on the ballot as an independent candidate for U.S. House, Illinois 13th district. Like Justice Kagan last month, Kennedy did not refer the matter to the … Continue reading
The Los Angeles Times of October 6 has this op-ed by political scientist Larry N. Gerston, criticizing California’s top-two system. … Continue reading
