Austria held a presidential election run-off on May 22. On July 1, the highest court said there were flaws in the election process, and the election must be run again, probably in September or October. See this story, which says … Continue reading
The Sri Lanka Guardian has this article by Mo Zhixu, on how China is able to squelch opposition to the ruling party, even in local elections. In China, in theory, voters can cast write-in candidates in local elections, and occasionally … Continue reading
As noted below, on June 30, U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Stengel imposed a county distribution requirement for Pennsylvania statewide minor party and independent candidate petitions. No other state has county distribution requirements for statewide candidate or party petitions, because … Continue reading
Better for America says it will be on the ballot in Alaska, Delaware, Iowa, New Jersey, and New Mexico in the next few days (it has already submitted its party petition in New Mexico). The group still hasn’t found a … Continue reading
On June 30, the New Mexico Secretary of State determined that the Party for Socialism & Liberation petition is valid. This will be the first time since 1992 that any party with “socialist” or “socialism” in its name has been … Continue reading
