On March 24, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed SB 1527. Among other things, it eases the definition of a qualified party. It reduces the registration requirement from one-half of 1% of the state total, to one-fourth of 1%. This is … Continue reading
Richard Winger
There is still no reaction from the Eleventh Circuit over the petition for rehearing filed in the Georgia ballot access case. The case challenges the requirements for minor party and independent candidates to get on the ballot for U.S. House. … Continue reading
On March 23, North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger invalidated over half the signatures on the statewide term limits initiative. The initiative needed 31,164 signatures, and the proponents submitted 46,366. See this Ballotpedia story. Proponents of the initiative strongly … Continue reading
On March 24, some Georgia voters asked the Secretary of State to remove Comgresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s name from the Republican primary ballot, for U.S. House, 14th district. They say she doesn’t meet the qualifications listed in the U.S. Constitution. … Continue reading
On March 21, the New York Libertarian and Green Parties filed this opening brief in the Second Circuit in Libertarian Party of N.Y. v New York State Board of Elections, 21-1464. This is the case that challenges the 2020 law … Continue reading