On March 17, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed SB 13, which moves the petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties to November of the year before the election. Herbert is a Republican. The Republican Party was formed on July 6, 1854, and … Continue reading
On March 22, the Third Circuit heard arguments in Constitution Party v Cortes, 16-3266. The issue is the constitutionality of the county distribution requirement for statewide minor party and independent candidate petitions, for state (as opposed to federal) office. The … Continue reading
On March 22, two candidates who want to be on the ballot in the special U.S. House election in Montana filed a federal lawsuit, charging that the state’s ballot access law as applied to them is unconstitutional. The vacancy was … Continue reading
On March 22, the California Secretary of State released a registration tally as of February 10, 2017. This is the only report that California will issue until early in 2018. In raw numbers, the two major parties lost members, but … Continue reading
On March 22, the North Carolina House voted to override the gubernatorial veto of HB 100. The bill converts trial court judicial elections from non-partisan to partisan. It also alters the petition deadline for independent candidates for all office, even … Continue reading
