On May 16, 2016, Rocky De La Fuente, an independent presidential candidate, sued North Carolina over the requirement that independent presidential candidates must submit 89,366 valid signatures by June 9. The requirement is 2% of the last gubernatorial vote. De … Continue reading
San Francisco election officials still have 10,000 ballots to count from the June 7 primary. As of the morning of June 16, the vote count for U.S. House, 12th district, is: Democrat Nancy Pelosi 163,456; Republican Bob Miller 16,021; independent … Continue reading
The Nevada Green Party is monitoring Clark County election officials, as the party’s petition is checked for validity. The party needs 5,431 valid signatures and submitted approximately 8,500. Clark County, which has over half the state’s population, did a random … Continue reading
The Green Party national convention in Houston will debate whether to amend the party platform and declare that the party supports socialism. See this press release. … Continue reading
A bill will be introduced in the 2017 session of the Montana legislature to replace the petition requirement for presidential primary candidates with a filing fee. The petition is 500 signatures. The fee would probably be $4,000. See this story. … Continue reading
