Ever since 1982, Maryland has required independent candidates to file their petitions in early August of election years. But in 2015, an amendment was made to Maryland election law that, in the eyes of some, forced independent candidates to file … Continue reading
On January 26, 2017, West Virginia Delegate Rupie Phillips changed his registration from Democratic to independent. See this story. Although such switches around the nation have not been rare during the past decade, it is highly unusual for West Virginia. … Continue reading
Georgia State Senator Josh McKoon (R-Columbus) has introduced SB 112. It would eliminate mandatory ballot access petitions for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. If this bill passed, the Georgia general election ballot still wouldn’t be crowded, because … Continue reading
Here is the Yahoo News story about the February 1 ruling in Level the Playing Field v FEC. Here is a story from IVN. Here is one that ran both on Buzz Feed and Tech Featured. Thanks to Dave Gillespie … Continue reading
On February 1, U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter, a Clinton appointee, ruled that the California Secretary of State did not violate the First Amendment when he censored Paul Merritt’s candidate statement in the Voters Guide. The Voters Guide … Continue reading
