The United Citizens Party of South Carolina held a convention on March 29 and nominated Barack Obama for president. South Carolina permits fusion. The last time a presidential candidate was the nominee of two parties in South Carolina was 1996, … Continue reading
On April 8, the Illinois House passed HB 5263. Currently, Illinois ballot-qualified parties nominate by primary. However, the law generously lets them nominate someone by party meeting after the primary, if no one had run in that party’s primary for … Continue reading
After years of evidence-gathering in the lawsuit against the Post Office regulation against petitioning on interior post office sidewalks, the final briefs are about to be filed. The first round is due April 15, the second round on April 30, … Continue reading
On April 10, Missouri SB 797 passed the House Elections Committee unanimously. Now it goes to the House Rules Committee. It has already passed the Senate. This is the only bill in any state legislature in the United States, that … Continue reading
On March 25, Alabama Representative Cam Ward introduced HB 738. It lowers the non-presidential independent petition from 3% of the last gubernatorial vote, to 1.5% of the last gubernatorial vote cast. The presidential independent petition (a flat 5,000 signatures) would … Continue reading
