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On May 9, Maine LD 231 finally became law. It lets independent voters choose a partisan primary ballot, without having to join that party on the spot. Governor Janet Mills did not sign it, but she let it become law … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On May 8, backers of a top-four system for Missouri submitted approximately 300,000 signatures on their initiative. The initiative needs approximately 170,000 signatures. If the voters enact it, it will be exceedingly difficult for qualified minor parties to remain ballot-qualified. … Continue reading
On April 28, Danielle Neuschwanger switched her registration from Republican to Constitution. On April 30 the Constitution Party nominated her for Governor of Colorado. Neuschwanger earlier this year had been seeking the Republican gubernatorial nomination. She had received 27% of … Continue reading
On May 6, the South Dakota Secretary of State said that his office does now accept the paperwork filed by the Libertarian Party, listing its candidates. He had initially considered rejecting it due to the time lag between the party’s … Continue reading
On May 5, Acting Supreme Court Judge Patrick F. McAllister, a Republican, decline to extend the petition deadline for statewide independent candidates, even though the statewide petitions require at least 500 signatures from each of half the U.S. House districts, … Continue reading