On April 5, the Oklahoma House Elections Committee will hear SB 145. This bill makes it easier for independent presidential candidate, and the presidential nominees of unqualified parties, to get on the ballot. It has already passed the State Senate. … Continue reading
On April 4, the Tennessee House Local Government Committee passed HB 662. It had previously passed a subcommittee on March 28. It lowers the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party from 2.5% of the last gubernatorial vote (33,816 signatures) … Continue reading
The Connecticut House Government Administration & Election Committee has introduced HB 7163. It repeals the restriction on out-of-state petitioners. The restriction was declared unconstitutional last year in a Libertarian Party lawsuit in federal court. … Continue reading
Law Professor Derek T. Muller has this op-ed in the New York Times, explaining all the policy reasons why states should not use ballot access restrictions to force presidential candidates to reveal their income tax returns. … Continue reading
On March 31, the Eleventh Circuit denied Georgia’s request for a rehearing in Green Party of Georgia v Kemp, 16-15880. This is the case filed in 2012 by the Green Party and the Constitution Party, against the requirement that their … Continue reading
