On April 8, the Missouri Constitution Party submitted its petition for ballot status. The law requires 10,000 valid signatures. The party actually finished this petition months ago. However, a badly drafted law requires the party to have chosen its candidates … Continue reading
This article in Arkansas’ largest daily newspaper, published April 8, tracks the progress of the Green Party attempt to recruit a full slate of congressional candidates. … Continue reading
The Arizona Green Party petition has now been checked by the various county elections officials, and the county totals reveal that the party has more than enough valid signatures. The news won’t be official until the Secretary of State adds … Continue reading
Hendrick Hertzberg, chief political correspondent to The New Yorker, takes Vermont Governor Jim Douglas to task here, over Douglas’ veto of the bill that would have instituted Instant Runoff Voting for Vermont congressional general elections. Thanks to Rick Hasen’s ElectionLawBlog … Continue reading
On April 8, a potential independent candidate filed a federal lawsuit against the Montana ballot access law for independent candidates (for office other than president). Kelly v Johnson, cv 08-25. Steve Kelly would like to be an independent candidate for … Continue reading
