Proponents of nonpartisan elections for all California state office have drafted a proposed state constitutional initiative, and have asked the California Attorney General’s office to review the language and give the proposal a title. Here is the draft. The proponent … Continue reading
On December 22, the Libertarian Party of Connecticut filed a federal lawsuit against the law banning out-of-state circulators. Libertarian Party of Connecticut v Merrill, 3:15cv-1851. The case was assigned to Judge Janet C. Hall, a Clinton appointee. Similar bans have … Continue reading
Douglas Hughes, who is somewhat famous because in April 2015 he landed his gyrocopter on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol, has filed to run for U.S. House in Florida’s 23rd district. He is a Democrat and will run against … Continue reading
Filing for the 2016 North Carolina primary closed on December 21. Here is a link to the North Carolina Board of Elections web page, showing the list of candidates. North Carolina has 120 State House seats. In 63 of them, … Continue reading
New Jersey only requires 800 signatures for a minor party or independent presidential candidate to get on the November ballot. It has long been considered one of the nation’s easiest states for presidential ballot access. However, there is a hidden … Continue reading
