The Republican national convention will formally choose a presidential and vice-presidential nominee on the first day of the convention, August 27, Monday. This is a departure from the centuries-old habit that major party presidential conventions choose the nominees toward the … Continue reading
On August 15, U.S. District Court Judge George C. Smith denied ballot access to Greg V. Jolivette, an independent candidate for Ohio state house, 51st district. Jolivette had enough valid signatures, but he was still kept off the ballot because … Continue reading
New York state law requires ballot-qualified parties to choose their presidential elector candidates no later than September 10 this year. The New York Independence Party state chair, Frank MacKay, had previously said that the Independence Party of New York will … Continue reading
On August 23, the California State Senate passed AB 1436, the bill to permit individuals to register to vote on election day. The bill has been amended since it passed the Assembly, so now it goes back to the Assembly. … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Stengel will hear oral arguments in Constitution Party v Aichele on September 11, Tuesday, at 10 a.m, in Philadelphia. This is the case that maintains that Pennsylvania’s system for checking petitions violates U.S. Supreme Court … Continue reading
