In 2016, Rocky De La Fuente sued Arizona over its independent presidential primary ballot access law. It required almost twice as many signatures as were needed for a new party in 2016. The independent presidential petition requirement was 35,514 signatures, … Continue reading
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On January 10, filing closed for Louisiana presidential primaries. Candidates get on the ballot with a filing fee of $750. The Independent Party is the first party, other than the Democratic and Republican Parties, to have its own presidential primary … Continue reading
Mike Feinstein has this op-ed in the Riverside, California newspaper, the Press Enterprise. The ad mentions that the “Common Sense” Party is trying to qualify for the ballot, and that the party’s leaders, former Republican Congressman Tom Campbell and former … Continue reading
On January 10, the Federal Election Commission published this useful chart, showing deadlines for presidential candidates to get on a presidential primary ballot, and also deadlines for independent presidential petitions. It also has deadlines for congressional candidates. Footnote six correctly … Continue reading
On January 9, U.S. District Court Judge Charles B. Kornmann, a Clinton appointee, struck down a South Dakota 2019 law that requires initiative circulators to register with the Secretary of State. The register must include the circulator’s address, all phone … Continue reading