On January 15, attorneys for the Connecticut Secretary of State filed a 15-page brief in defense of the ban on out-of-state circulators. The state brief says that Connecticut ballot access procedures for minor parties and independents are easier than the … Continue reading
According to this story, there is some feeling in the Utah legislture that a bill should be passed to let voters sign more than one primary petition for the same office. Currently a voter can only sign one primary petition … Continue reading
On January 14, 2016, proponents of an Ohio initiative sued Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted over his actions involving the validity of the initiative. Ohio law says that if proponents of an initiative submit a petition signed by 3% … Continue reading
Law Professor Derek Muller has this article about qualifications to be president and how challenges to ballot access based on failure to meet qualifications could ever arise. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. UPDATE: here is a very thorough … Continue reading
The reference book America Votes 2013-2014 is now published. It is also known as America Votes 31. Ever since 1956, every two years, another version is published. America Votes is the single best book of election returns to be published. … Continue reading
