The deadline has passed for independent presidential candidates to file petitions in Montana. The only candidate who filed such a petition is Jill Stein, the Green Party nominee. Montana permits independent candidates to choose a partisan label that appears on … Continue reading
The Arizona Secretary of State’s office has not yet said how many valid signatures were submitted by proponents of a top-two open primary. However, preliminary data from most of the counties suggest that there may not be enough. Also, apparently … Continue reading
A U.S. District Court in Nevada has ruled against the state law that provides “None of these candidates” to be printed on ballots for statewide office. See this story. Presumably Nevada could amend the law and make it constitutional, by … Continue reading
Nine presidential petitions have been submitted to the Minnesota Secretary of State. If they are all valid, then Minnesota will have eleven presidential candidates on the November ballot. In Minnesota, as in half the states, independent candidates are free to … Continue reading
Although there is no new news in this newspaper story, the story is the most comprehensive account yet published about the Illinois ballot access challenges involving the general election presidential ballot in 2012. The reporter interviewed the Socialist Party activist … Continue reading
