The Arkansas Green Party expects to begin its 2008 petition for ballot status on July 24. Currently, there are no qualified parties on the ballot in Arkansas except for the two major parties. Parties set their own petitioning period, but … Continue reading
Iowa newspapers on July 19 reported the news that Iowans will soon be able to register in certain political parties, other than the Democratic and Republican Parties. See here for one of these stories. As noted on this blog on … Continue reading
The 10th circuit has tentatively set October 1, 2007 as the hearing date in Libertarian Party of New Mexico v Vigil-Giron, 06-2303. This is the case challenging the state’s policy of one petition to qualify a new party (which then … Continue reading
On June 8, 2007, a federal lawsuit on the subject of where circulators may work was successfully settled. The cities of Grand Island and Omaha issued memos to their employees saying, “Petition signature gathering is permitted on the exterior areas … Continue reading
On July 18, the Michigan Senate Campaigns & Elections Committee passed both SB624 and SB625. They both set up presidential primaries in which voters would need to request a primary ballot, and each party would receive a list of voters … Continue reading
