The lawsuit Swanson v Bennett, which challenges Alabama ballot access laws, had been tentatively set for a hearing in the 11th circuit in January 2007. However, it has been postponed, and will be heard in February or possibly even a … Continue reading
Ballot Access News has just learned that Barbara Fleischauer was elected to the West Virginia legislature last month. She served in the legislature in the past, but had been defeated for re-election in 2004. She is a Democrat who believes … Continue reading
Ohio House Bill 638, which lets candidates who use the independent petition procedure choose a partisan label (which would then be printed on the November ballot next to the candidate’s name) could conceivably be enacted this month. The 2005-2006 session … Continue reading
The North Carolina Libertarian Party’s ballot access lawsuit is set for a trial on April 2, 2007, in state court in Raleigh. Earlier this year the State Board of Elections had tried to get the court to eliminate this trial, … Continue reading
Doug Bailey, one of the co-founders of Unity.08, has told the Daily Camera newspaper of Boulder, Colorado, that the group will nominate its presidential and vice-presidential candidates in June 2008. Bailey also said that the 2008 Democratic and Republican Party … Continue reading
