The lawsuit filed in January by the Tennessee Constitution, Green and Libertarian Parties has a procedural hearing in federal court on March 17. The case, called Libertarian Party of Tennessee v Thompson, challenges the procedures for new and previously unqualified … Continue reading
On February 22, the Washington State Senate Government Operations Committee heard HB 1534, a bill to improve ballot access for minor parties and independent candidates. Activists asked that the bill be amended to be even more favorable. The Committee seemed … Continue reading
Washington state’s ballot access improvement bill, HB 1534, passed the House on February 14. It has a hearing in the State Senate Elections Committee on February 22 (Friday) at 3:30 pm. The bill does not make all the improvements that … Continue reading
Ralph Nader will be one of the guests on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday morning interview show, on February 24. Thanks to Jack Ross and Thomas Jones for this news. Here is a link to a story about the appearance, … Continue reading
Neither of the bills to improve Oklahoma ballot access have made any headway, and now it is too late for them to advance. SB 28 and HB 1359 were introduced last year. Oklahoma has two-year legislative sessions, and the bills … Continue reading
