On March 12, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed HB 661, which moves the independent presidential petition deadline from March to August. Idaho thus becomes the second state that has improved its petition deadline owing to lawsuits filed by Robert F. … Continue reading
On March 13, the Oklahoma House passed HB 1105. As introduced, it required sponsors of an initiative to pay a fee of $1,000 before starting the petition drive, although the money would be refunded if the initiative qualified. On the … Continue reading
This story says that the Democratic National Committee has set up a group to attack the ballot access filings of various independent and minor party presidential candidates. The Democratic Committee members don’t seem to understand that this type of activity … Continue reading
On March 4, the Republican Party of Catoosa County, Georgia, refused to print the names of four candidates for County Commission on the party’s May 21 primary ballot. Three of the candidates, Vanita Hullander, Jeff Long, and Larry Black, are … Continue reading
LeRoy Jones, chair of the New Jersey Democratic Party, has this op-ed, in which he declares himself opposed to the ballot format used in most New Jersey counties, in primaries, that puts the party’s favored candidate a far more prominent … Continue reading
