In 2007, the Montana legislature moved the petition deadline for independent candidates (for office other than president) from June to March. In April 2008 the ACLU national Voting Rights office filed a lawsuit against the new deadline, on behalf of … Continue reading
Richard Coolidge of the Colorado Secretary of State’s office just sent an addendum on Presidential filings. In addition to the list below, these candidates also filed: Charles Jay – The Boston Tea Party James Harris – Socialist Workers Party William … Continue reading
On June 18, the California State Senate Elections Committee passed AB583. This bill institutes public funding for the Secretary of State’s election in 2014. It awards $1,500,000 to Democratic and Republican candidates for that office who receive $5 contributions from … Continue reading
Yesterday was the deadline for unqualified parties and independent candidates to file for President in Colorado. A total of 13 candidates could appear on the ballot. The Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Green, and Constitution parties still have time to submit the … Continue reading
Two petitions are circulating for statewide ballot status in Illinois, the Libertarian Party petition, and the independent Ralph Nader petition. The deadline is Monday, June 23. Each of the two petitions is likely to have 50,000 signatures, to meet a … Continue reading
