This New Jersey Globe story explains that New Jersey allows voters to register into any unqualified party that ever sued the state to obtain registration rights. The seven unqualified parties that have sued the state over registration are the Libertarian, … Continue reading
On February 16, the Hawaii Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 1005 by 4-1. It establishes a presidential primary. Hawaii is one of the few states that has never held a government-administered presidential primary. All qualified parties would be eligible for … Continue reading
Vermont permits aggregated fusion. It is possible for two parties to nominate the same person, but in order to get the nomination of a second party, the candidate must win that party’s nod by write-ins at the primary. When someone … Continue reading
On February 16, the Colorado Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee voted 4-1 to postpone consideration of SB23-101 indefinitely. This is the bill that would have eliminated the ability of qualified minor parties to make nominations in convention.
Indiana Representative Ryan Dvorak (D-South Bend) has introduced HB 1632, to ease the petition requirements for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. They would go from 2% of the last vote for Secretary of State, to 250 signatures, … Continue reading
