A Michigan state court is expected to issue a ruling very soon on whether statewide initiative petitions must be collected within 180 days. At issue is whether a marijuana legalization initiative gets on the ballot. See this story. … Continue reading
Mike Depoister was elected to the Effingham County, Illinois County Board as a Republican in 2012. Late last year, he said he would run for re-election as an independent. He submitted a petition, but on July 12 he was removed … Continue reading
Three statewide initiative petitions were filed in Arizona this year. According to this story, all three of them face court challenges. … Continue reading
On July 15, the Federal Election Commission asked that Better for America not be permitted to file an amicus curiae brief in Level the Playing Field v FEC. Better for America is the group that hopes to recruit a prominent … Continue reading
Florida is the only state in which the filing deadline to file as a write-in for president in the general election is earlier than the deadline for a new party to get on the ballot for President. The Florida write-in … Continue reading
