On October 6, the Seventh Circuit agreed with the U.S. District Court, that Illinois does not violate the U.S. Constitution by requiring the state house nominees of unqualified parties to submit a petition of 5% of the last vote cast, … Continue reading
The New York City Board of Elections has posted the candidate list for the city election of November 7. See it here. There are seven candidates for Mayor, a smaller number than usual. The independent in the mayoral race, Bo … Continue reading
The News-Gazette, daily newspaper of Champaign, Illinois, has this October 8 editorial, advocating that Illinois ballot access laws be eased. Thanks to Diana Visek for the link. … Continue reading
On October 7, the Oklahoma Libertarian Party held a state convention and voted that in 2018, only registered Libertarians will be able to vote in the Libertarian primary. It is likely that three individuals will seek the party’s gubernatorial nomination … Continue reading
As noted previously, on October 5, the North Carolina legislature passed SB 656, which substantially reduces ballot access restrictions for newly-qualifying parties, and also significantly improves ballot access for independent candidates. This AP story is the only one I have … Continue reading
