Ballot Access News March 1, 2014 – Volume 29, Number 10 This issue was printed on tan paper. Table of Contents BALLOT ACCESS PROGRESS IN LEGISLATURES OF 8 STATES MISSISSIPPI SECRETARY OF STATE INTERPRETS PARTY DEADLINE CALIFORNIA KEEPS AMERICANS ELECT … Continue reading
As already noted, on March 19, a U.S. District Court in Kansas ruled that the Election Assistance Commission, a federal agency, must provide Kansas and Arizona election officials with a federal voter registration form that instructs applicants that if they … Continue reading
Here is the opening brief of the Hawaii Democratic Party, in its lawsuit now in the Ninth Circuit over whether it can close its primary to non-members. … Continue reading
The Constitution Party is ballot-qualified in South Dakota, but it cannot remain on the ballot for the next four years unless it polls 2.5% for Governor this year. State law says a gubernatorial candidate needs 250 signatures of party members, … Continue reading
The Portland Daily Sun has this article, explaining that Maine’s primary petition ballot access requirements are uniquely burdensome, as applied to small ballot-qualified parties. Generally, the mainstream press in Maine had not previously publicized this information. Most people who live … Continue reading
