On February 4, the Florida Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Brinkmann v Francois, SC14-1899. It agrees with the Florida State Court of Appeals that write-in candidates in general elections are “real” candidates. The case arose because Florida has … Continue reading
For the 2016 election, Delaware requires parties to have at least 653 registered voters. The February 1 tally shows the Greens only have 631, below the requirement. However the party has until August to increase its registration. … Continue reading
Only Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders submitted petitions to be on the New York Democratic presidential primary. The deadline was February 4. So far, the New York Democratic presidential primary is the first major party ballot in 2016 with only … Continue reading
On February 4, the Arizona House passed HB 2456 by 40-16. This is the National Popular Vote Plan bill. … Continue reading
On February 2, the New York Assembly passed AB 9108, which moves the deadline for independent candidate petitions, and the petitions for the nominees of unqualified parties, from August 23 to June 7. The bill also eliminates the September primary … Continue reading
