Wisconsin has four ballot-qualified parties, the Democratic, Green, Libertarian, and Republican Parties. All qualified parties in Wisconsin nominate by primary. Wisconsin requires just as many signatures to get someone on a primary ballot as on a general election ballot. Statewide … Continue reading
Utah’s Lieutenant Governor, who is in charge of state elections in that state, has issued interim rules on how initiative signatures may be obtained electronically. See this story. The Lieutenant Governor’s office will also ask the Utah legislature next year … Continue reading
The Conservative Party, a fairly new nationally-organized party, will hold its first national convention in New Orleans on July 22-24. Emphasis will be on writing the party’s platform. See the party’s web page here for more information. The convention will … Continue reading
On July 8, the West Virginia Attorney General ruled that the state is free to hold a special election for U.S. Senate on November 2, 2010, even if the legislature does nothing. The Attorney General said that the Governor is … Continue reading
Mary Norwood, independent candidate for Chair of the Fulton County, Georgia Commission, plans to submit more than 44,000 valid signatures on the petition deadline, July 13. She also plans to sue to overturn the law that says an independent candidate … Continue reading
