On March 6, two New York Times reporters who cover politics, Shane Goldmacher and Adam Nagourney, wrote “One clear loser in California’s primary: the top-two nonpartisan primary system. They say, “It was sold on good government reform, meant to drain … Continue reading
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Texas is the only state that won’t let people sign petitions for newly-qualifying parties or independent candidates if they voted in the primaries. The Texas primaries for all office were on Tuesday, March 5. Although not all votes have been … Continue reading
This story says that it is likely that No Labels will continue its ballot access work, even though it is not close to choosing a presidential nominee. The group has a virtual convention on Friday, March 8, and there will … Continue reading
On February 27, Democratic presidential candidate Cenk Uygur dropped his appeal of his South Carolina ballot access case. It had been pending in the Fourth Circuit. Uygur v South Carolina and McMaster, 24-1052. Uygur was born in Turkey. He was … Continue reading
On February 28, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed SB 107, which changes the independent candidate petition deadline for all offices from January to June 15. This bill only passed because of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s lawsuit filed in December 2023.