On June 14, a Kentucky Circuit Court Judge in Lexington ordered that a candidate for non-partisan county office should be on the ballot, even though technically his petition was deficient. The law requires 100 signatures, and says if a voter … Continue reading
Pennsylvania’s current deadline for minor party and independent candidate petitions is August 1. HB 544 would move this to the first Tuesday in July. The bill is backed by the state Elections Department, and passed the House in December 2005. … Continue reading
On June 14, Missouri’s Governor signed SB 1014, which eliminates the straight-ticket device on general election ballots. Straight-ticket devices definitely injure independent candidates, and probably injure minor parties. Fourteen other states still have them.
The Louisiana legislature’s last day will be Monday, June 19. Pending are two important election law bills. SB 18 (which has passed the Senate and the House Committees) would convert the congressional elections to closed primaries. HB 927 (which has … Continue reading
The Workers World Party and its newspaper, Workers World, was sued for defamation a few months ago. The party’s newspaper had run an article on February 23, 2006, titled “WCI Steel Bankruptcy Robs Workers’ Pensions”. The article explained that Renco … Continue reading
