On June 18, Thursday, a U.S. District Court will hear Libertarian Party of New Hampshire v Gardner, 1:14cv-322. This is the case that challenges the 2014 law that makes it illegal to circulate the party petition during an odd year. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
As has been previously reported, this year the Oklahoma legislature finally passed some improvements in ballot access for newly-qualifying parties, and Governor Mary Fallin signed it the day after she received it. The legislative session ended last month, and the … Continue reading
On June 2, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval said he would sign SB 499, which moves the petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties and non-presidential independent candidates to June. The old law required non-presidential independent candidates to file their petitions by February, … Continue reading
June 2 was the petition deadline for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, to file petitions in New Jersey for the November 3, 2015 election. There are 80 Assembly seats. There are seven Green Party nominees, three Libertarian … Continue reading
On June 2, the Arkansas Libertarian Party turned in more than 15,000 signatures to restore its party status. The law requires 10,000 valid signatures. This is the first petition drive the Libertarian Party has completed since the 2014 election. Assuming … Continue reading