Canada is holding a special election on August 18 to fill a vacancy in the House of Commons, in the Battle River-Crowfoot district in Alberta. Canadian ballot access is easy. Candidates for House of Commons need 100 signatures and a … Continue reading
On July 18, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Cohen, an Obama appointee, issued an opinion in Libertarian Party of Georgia v Raffensperger, n.d., 1:24cv-5763. This is a campaign finance case, in which the Libertarian and Green Parties sued over the … Continue reading
In Nebraska, a party that has at least 10,000 registered members enjoys qualified status, regardless of whether it polls enough votes to stay on. The vote test is 5% for any statewide race at either of the last two elections. … Continue reading
GovFacts has this article about ballot access laws. GovFacts, also known as USAFacts, is a non-partisan website founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. … Continue reading
BAD ACCESS BILLS PASS IN IOWA AND VERMONT, BUT NOT IN DELAWARE OR NEW HAMPSHIRE During June, restrictive ballot access laws passed in Iowa and Vermont, but were defeated in Delaware and New Hampshire. Delaware: HB 65 would have moved … Continue reading
