On January 19, the Kansas Secretary of State announced that four candidates had filed for the Republican presidential primary, and also four had filed for the Democratic presidential primary. Candidates needed a $10,000 filing fee to get on the ballot. … Continue reading
Cenk Uygur will appear on the Connecticut Democratic presidential primary ballot, even though he was born in Turkey. The Connecticut law on presidential primary ballot access directs the Secretary of State to list candidates who are discussed in news media. … Continue reading
This story says Boris Nadezhdin is trying to obtain at least 100,000 valid signatures to be able to run for President of Russia in March. He is an independent who opposes the military action aginst Ukraine. The petition deadline is … Continue reading
On January 22, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed HB 17, the bill that provides for party nominees in congressional elections, but which also makes ballot access for qualified minor parties impossible if they want to run congressional candidates. Also it … Continue reading
On January 22, Arizona State Senator Anthony Kern (R-Glendale) introduced SCR 1014, a proposed constitutional amendment. It would provide that voters no longer choose presidential electors in Arizona. Instead, the outgoing legislature would choose the presidential electors. If the legislature … Continue reading
