On March 20, Iowa elections officials announced that the only Democratic candidate for U.S. House, 2nd district, had failed to gather enough valid signatures to appear on the primary ballot. However, Iowa law lets a qualified party nominate someone by … Continue reading
On March 21, the voters of Sangamon County, Illinois, voted on an advisory question. It asked them if they would like to change the Illinois open primary system from a system in which the voter’s choice of party primary ballot … Continue reading
Puerto Ricans who are working to get a voice in U.S. presidential elections are about to file their case against the current U.S. policy with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, part of the Organization of American States. Puerto Ricans … Continue reading
California AB 3063 would allow elections officials to refrain from printing primary ballots for a party, if no one filed to appear on that party’s primary ballot. The bill was probably introduced as a reaction to the Natural Law Party … Continue reading
In February 2006, a campaign was launched to, in effect, force the U.S. to switch to a direct popular vote for president (see March 1 2006 Ballot Access News story). At the time that story was written, only in Illinois … Continue reading
