On January 25, U.S. District Court Judge James M. Moody, Jr., issued an eight-page opinion in Moore v Martin, explaining why the Arkansas March 1 petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates is unconstitutional. The Judge had already determined that the … Continue reading
The Freedom Socialist Party almost never tries to place candidates for partisan office on the ballot in any state. But it will work to put its nominee for U.S. Senate in Washington state, Steve Hoffman, on the 2018 primary ballot. … Continue reading
The Ohio Libertarian Party now has approximately 81,000 signatures on its 2018 petition for party status. This is the largest number of signatures any minor party has collected in any state (not counting Americans Elect) since 2008, when the North … Continue reading
Six Georgia House members have introduced HB 680, which eliminates vote-counting machines now used all over the state that leave no paper audit trail. There are three Republican and three Democratic sponsors. The Republicans are Scot Turner, Sam Teasley, and … Continue reading
On January 24, the Florida House unanimously passed CS/HM 147, expressing support for statehood for Puerto Rico. It now goes to the State Senate. The resolution doesn’t use the word “statehood” but it seems capable of no other interpretation. … Continue reading
