On March 7, Texas State Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) introduced SB 1660. It changes the definition of a qualified party from one that got 2% for any statewide race at either of the last five elections, to one that got … Continue reading
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On March 6, the New Mexico House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs passed SB 180. It is an omnibus election law bill that doubles the number of signatures for the non-presidential nominees of qualified minor parties, from 1% of the … Continue reading
The New York Libertarian and Green Parties are in the process of preparing a cert petition in their ballot access case. COFOE has contributed $1,500 toward the printing costs. COFOE gets all its income from readers of Ballot Access News, … Continue reading
The Hawaii Elections office has removed the Constitution Party from qualified status. It didn’t run any candidates in 2022. The Hawaii law on how a party remains on the ballot is very strange. Once it has been on the ballot … Continue reading
The New Mexico House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs Committee will hear SB 180a on Monday, March 6. This is the bill that doubles the number of signatures for the non-presidential nominees of qualified minor parties, from 1% of the … Continue reading