On August 22, the North Carolina State Board of Elections removed the Libertarian Party from the ballot. In response, the party plans to bring a lawsuit, charging that the state’s ballot access laws violate the State Constitution. Article I, sec. … Continue reading
Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minutemen Project, will be the Constitution Party’s candidate for congress in the 48th California district on October 4 (in California, the Constitution Party is called the American Independent Party). The 48th district is in southern … Continue reading
On Saturday, August 13, the North Carolina Senate passed HB1115. However, before passing it, they deleted the modest ballot access improvement that had been contained in that bill. HB1115 is a very large bill, containing all the election law changes … Continue reading
On August 12, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that if parties desire to have a blanket primary in conjunction with certain other parties, they may do so, notwithstanding state election law. Green Party of Alaska v State, S11272. The Green … Continue reading
On August 10, Michigan state rep. Leon Drolet introduced HB5082, which would relax the law concerning the deadline for a qualified minor party to certify the name of its presidential and vice-presidential candidates to the Secretary of State. Current law … Continue reading
