On December 20, Rhode Island elections officials announced that the Americans Elect petition for party status has enough valid signatures. The state said Americans Elect will be added to the voter registration forms within 90 days. Americans Elect is now … Continue reading
Politico reports here that Newt Gingrich said publicly that he is “scrambling” to finish his petition in Virginia to be on the Republican presidential primary ballot. Virginia requires 10,000 signatures for all presidential primary candidates, more than twice as many … Continue reading
On December 19, the Madison County, Alabama Republican Party blocked Tom Butler from getting on the Republican primary ballot for Madison County Commissioner, second district. The reason for denying him ballot access is that in the past he was a … Continue reading
All the briefs have now been filed in Green Party of Tennessee et al v Hargett, U.S. District Court, middle district, 3:11-cv-692. The issue is the new ballot access law for minor parties passed by the 2011 session of the … Continue reading
The Atlantic has this lengthy story about Buddy Roemer. … Continue reading
