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On June 20, Al Gross said he will withdraw from the Alaska U.S. House race. He placed in the top four in the special primary, and the law permits withdrawal from the primary but says the withdrawal must be made … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On June 20, the ElectionLawBlog carried my guest commentary, criticizing California’s independent presidential petition procedure. It requires almost 200,000 signatures, to be collected in 105 days. Furthermore the petition can’t start to circulate until after the presidential candidate has chosen … Continue reading
Various political activists in Missouri with Republican Party backgrounds are hoping to launch a petition drive for John F. Wood as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate. See this story. The petition would need 10,000 signatures by July 25. … Continue reading
Tennessee voter registration forms do not ask the applicant to choose a party, and Tennessee is considered an open primary state. But in the May 3, 2022 primary for local partisan office, a Tennessee voter in Madison County was threatened … Continue reading
New Mexico held primaries on June 7 for the Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian Parties. Here are the results. Only party members were able to vote in any party’s primary, although independent voters were permitted to join a party on primary … Continue reading