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The News-Gazette of Champaign-Urbana here editorially endorses SB 63, the Illinois bill to lower the number of signatures for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. … Continue reading
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Some Utah legislators are now aware that SB 13, which moves the petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties to November 15 of the year before the election, is likely to be held unconstitutional if challenged. Legislative analysts are researching the issue. … Continue reading
On January 24, the Ohio sponsors of the Gary Johnson petition asked the Ohio Supreme Court to reconsider its January 20 decision that Johnson’s vote did not create a new qualified party. Here is the ten-page request. … Continue reading
Last year, the Arkansas Libertarian Party won its ballot access lawsuit in U.S. District Court, against the law that says newly-qualifying parties must choose all their nominees (except president) at least one year before the election. The state appealed. The … Continue reading
The Arizona Secretary of State has released the first registration data since the October 28, 2016 data. The new percentages are: Republican 34.56%; Democratic 30.35%; Libertarian .88%; Green .20%; independent and miscellaneous 34.02%. The October 2016 percentages were: Republican 34.54%; … Continue reading