On February 22, Thomas Schneider, the former Mayor of Florissant, Missouri, said he will run as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate this year. He will need 10,000 signatures, due in late July. See this story. The last independent candidate … Continue reading
On February 22, the Hawaii Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed SB 2046. The bill slightly eases petitioning. Current law expects the signers of the petition to include their entire birthday, but the bill deletes the need to show the year … Continue reading
On February 21, the Idaho House passed HB 439 by 36-32. Current law lets primary voters join the Republican Party on primary day, and then they can vote in the Republican primary. The bill says no one may vote in … Continue reading
On February 11, the Texas Libertarian Party filed this brief in Bilyeu v Esparza, w.d., 1:21cv-1089. This is the lawsuit over the Texas law that does not allow a party that nominates by convention to consider nominating anyone who hadn’t … Continue reading
On February 20, the Arkansas Libertarian Party state convention nominated 39 candidates for the state legislature. The party is ballot-qualified and nominates by convention. See this story. That is easily the highest number of nominees for the Arkansas legislature by … Continue reading
