Monday, June 23, is the Illinois deadline for minor party and independent candidate petitions. The Libertarian Party is submitting 43,992 signatures for its statewide slate; the Green Party is submitting approximately 29,900 signatures for its statewide slate; the Constitution Party … Continue reading
Edward Forchion, also known as N.J. Weedman, is suing to get on the November ballot as an independent candidate for U.S. House in New Jersey’s Third U.S. House district. According to this story, the Superior Court has ruled that it … Continue reading
The petition for Evan Falchuk, the nominee of the United Independent Party for Governor, has enough signatures in Massachusetts. See this story. The towns have already validated more than the needed 10,000 signatures. If Falchuk gets at least 3% of … Continue reading
On June 21, delegates to the Montana Republican Party state convention endorsed the idea that the party should work to close its primaries. Montana has always had open primaries. See this story. The party also endorsed run-offs for general elections, … Continue reading
According to this Politico article, Senator Rand Paul is about to introduce a bill to permit ex-felons who had been convicted of non-violent crimes to register to vote in all states. However, the bill will only apply to federal elections, … Continue reading
