On March 12, a U.S. District Court in Oklahoma held a hearing in Libertarian Party of Oklahoma v Ziriax to determine whether an injunction should be granted to put the Libertarian Party on the ballot, or to extend the deadline, … Continue reading
Maine Democrats may choose not to run anyone for U.S. Senate this year. See this story, which says that the petition deadline (for candidates to get on the June 2012 primary) is in two days, and so far petitions have … Continue reading
The regular session of the West Virginia legislature ended the evening of Saturday, March 10. None of the interesting election law bills passed. Bills that failed to pass included: (1) imposing filing fees on write-in candidates; (2) easing the requirements … Continue reading
According to this story, Sky Adams, a petitioner for Americans Elect in Hayden, Idaho, was told by police that he may not petition in the parking lot of the public library. The threatened arrest has resulted in several days worth … Continue reading
According to this post at Recall Elections blog, in all U.S. history, before 2010, only 21 state legislators in U.S. history had ever faced recall elections. But in 2011-2012, there will have been fifteen. … Continue reading
