Virginia HB 3157, which imposes substantial filing fees on minor party and independent candidates (for all office except president) passed the House on February 6, by 70-29. It now goes to the Senate Elections Committee. The Independent Green Party is … Continue reading
Under current New Hampshire law, an independent voter can “join” a qualified political party at the polls on primary day, vote in that party’s primary, and then immediately sign a form (at the polls) to go back to independent status. … Continue reading
On February 8, Florida HB 537 unanimously passed the House Ethics & Elections Committee. It moves Florida’s presidential primary from early March, to the earlier of these two dates: February 5, or one week after New Hampshire’s primary. Since New … Continue reading
As expected, Ohio’s Secretary of State did not appeal Libertarian Party of Ohio v Blackwell to the US Supreme Court.
New Mexico has filed its brief with the 10th circuit in the Libertarian Party’s ballot access case. The chief issue for the 10th circuit is whether the U.S. District Court Judge should have gathered evidence before she ruled (instead, she … Continue reading
