Three parties have filed petitions to have their presidential nominees on the Virginia ballot, the Constitution, Green, and Libertarian Parties. The deadline was on August 24. The state requires 10,000 valid signatures. Virginia permits petitions to be submitted on a … Continue reading
Colorado counties each have a Canvass Board, charged with helping election officials reconcile election data after any election. According to this story, new regulations will allow qualified minor parties to have representatives on county canvass boards, and there is also … Continue reading
The Richmond Times-Dispatch has this op-ed, criticizing Virginia election law for not allowing any appeal once elections officials determine that a petition doesn’t have enough valid signatures. … Continue reading
According to CBS News, the Republican convention will air a short film about Ron Paul on Tuesday night. See this story. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link. … Continue reading
Montana election officials have determined that the independent presidential petition for Jill Stein only had 3,263 valid signatures. The law requires 5,000. Stein is the Green Party nominee, and if her petition had succeeded, she would have the label “Green” … Continue reading
