Ballot Access News October 1, 2017 – Volume 33, Number 5 This issue was printed on cream paper. Table of Contents SEVENTH CIRCUIT INVALIDATES ILLINOIS LAW REQUIRING NEW PARTIES TO RUN A FULL SLATE OF CANDIDATES CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE PASSES BILL … Continue reading
On October 27, the Guam legislature passed bill 156-34. It moves the primary from the last Saturday in August to the first Saturday in August. It also moves the filing deadline for primary candidates from 60 days before the primary, … Continue reading
J. H. Snider, an expert on the New York state constitution, has this op-ed advocating that voters vote “Yes” on November 7, 2017, on whether to call a state constitutional convention. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
On October 14, Louisiana held a special election for State Treasurer. The ballot contained four Republicans, one Democrat, and one Libertarian. Here are the results. However, one must manipulate the box that has the election date. It defaults to November … Continue reading
On October 25, the California Attorney General released this summary of a proposed initiative to repeal the top-two system. The proponents are now free to print up petitions and circulate them. The summary says that if the initiative passed, there … Continue reading
