The deadline has now passed for independent presidential candidates, and the presidential nominees of unqualified parties, to submit petitions in the District of Columbia. The Libertarian Party submitted the only presidential petition. The three ballot-qualified parties in D.C., which did … Continue reading
Virgil Goode, the Constitution Party presidential candidate, will appear on the Washington state ballot. The Secretary of State’s office had already validated all the other presidential petitions this year, but did not finish validating the Constitution Party petition until August … Continue reading
The Knoxville News Sentinel has this story about the August 9 order of the Sixth Circuit, concerning ballot status for the Green Party and the Constitution Party. UPDATE: see this AP story, especially the very last sentence, which seems to … Continue reading
New Jersey state elections officials are among the kindest and most cooperative of the election officials of any state. Recently the New Jersey elections department approved the idea that petitions for presidential ballot access, for independent candidates and for the … Continue reading
On August 9, a U.S. District Court in West Virginia enjoined the state from enforcing a campaign finance law that limits how much individuals may donate to groups that make independent expenditures for or against candidates for state office. See … Continue reading
