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On March 24, Montana Republican Party officials said they had hired paid circulators to get the Green Party on the ballot earlier this year. The party says the effort cost $100,000. See this story. … Continue reading
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The Chicago Tribune has this story about the problem that minor party and independent candidates will have with petitioning. The Illinois primary was earlier this month, and all primary petitioning for Republicans and Democrats was carried out last year, so … Continue reading
Politico has this useful map and article showing which states have banned large gatherings. Most states have done so. These bans impact the ability to petition, of course. … Continue reading
The Republican Party of Maine has been conducting a referendum petition to stop the use of ranked choice voting for president in the general election. The party needs approximately 63,000 valid signatures. According to this story, in order to continue … Continue reading
On March 23, a lawsuit was filed in Virginia state court, asking that the normal requirement of 10,000 signatures for a candidate to get on a statewide primary ballot be suspended due to the health emergency. The lawsuit is filed … Continue reading