Newspapers in Texas are noting that no group successfully completed the petition for party status in Texas this year. No such petition has succeeded in Texas since 2010, when the Green Party last did the petition. See this story. … Continue reading
The Daily Beast has this article about the money Jill Stein raised to pay for recounts in a few states of the November 2016 presidential vote. … Continue reading
On May 29, an independent candidate for Nebraska Treasurer, Kent Bernbeck, filed a lawsuit against the petition requirement. The 2016 session of the Nebraska legislature raised the petition from 4,000 signatures for statewide office, to 10% of the number of … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court issued two opinions on Tuesday, May 29, but did not issue any of the five pending election law decisions. The next decisions will be released June 4. … Continue reading
On May 23-24, the New York Democratic Party held its state convention. The delegates tabled a resolution that would have allowed independent voters to vote in Democratic Party primaries, if they switched to being Democrats by 25 days before the … Continue reading
