A group of Washington state minor party activists have been meeting with each other, and have finished drafting proposed legislation which would improve ballot access for minor parties. Currently, Washington is the only state in the western half of the … Continue reading
Richard Winger
Rhode Island requires candidates running in a presidential primary to submit 1,000 signatures. On June 22, the legislature passed H6229/S765. That bill eases the deadline to submit the signatures from December of the year before the election, to mid-January of … Continue reading
Ever since 2006, the Independence Party of New York has been engaged in an internal battle between the state officers and the branch of the party in New York city. First, the state officers tried to expel all the New … Continue reading
A U.S. District Court in Tallahassee, Florida, heard from witnesses during the week of June 18-22, in Reform Party USA v O’Hara. Closing arguments are set for Monday, June 25. The case concerns a 3-way battle over the identity of … Continue reading
The California State Senate Elections Committee will hold a hearing on AB 583 on July 10. This is the public funding bill. It is mildly discriminatory against minor party members, but very discriminatory against independent candidates. It has already passed … Continue reading