Bob Perls, a New Mexico independent candidate for state office this year, has decided to withdraw his lawsuit alleging that New Mexico’s Constitution is violated by the very high number of signatures needed for independent candidates. The lawsuit was filed … Continue reading
On September 2, Michigan state officials asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let the state keep the straight-ticket device off the November 2016 ballot. See this story. UPDATE: here is the state’s application to the U.S. Supreme Court. Thanks to … Continue reading
The Connecticut Secretary of State is working on tallying up valid signatures for various petitions for president and other office, but won’t finish until next week, although earlier it did determine that the Jill Stein presidential petition has enough valid … Continue reading
On September 2, the Virginia Board of Elections determined that Evan McMullin has enough valid signatures on his petition, but Rocky De La Fuente does not. The Virginia Board had previously determined that Gary Johnson and Jill Stein have enough … Continue reading
On September 2, the New Hampshire Secretary of State determined that the Green Party presidential petition is valid. Thanks to Thomas MacMillan for this news. This is the first time the Green Party presidential nominee has been on in New … Continue reading
