Tennessee State Senator Mae Beavers (R-Mt. Juliet) and State Representative John Mark Windle (D-Livingston) have introduced identical bills, SB 2528 and HB 2457, to lower the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party. The bill as introduced only lowers the … Continue reading
Virginia Senator Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax) has introduced SB 686. It would provide that at primary elections, no party would be permitted to insist that voters choosing that party’s primary ballot sign a statement saying they are party members. The bill … Continue reading
The Oklahoma Libertarian Party is virtually finished with its petition drive to become a qualified party in Oklahoma. Assuming the petition is valid, this will be the first time since 2000 that any party has been on the ballot in … Continue reading
In over half the states, leading major party presidential candidates can get on primary ballots with no petition at all. Either they are put on automatically because they are mentioned in news media, or because they raised enough money to … Continue reading
In West Virginia, when a state legislator resigns, that legislator’s party may choose three possible replacements, and the Governor then chooses one of those three names. On January 22, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled 3-1 that the Republican Party, … Continue reading
