On January 15, the California Green Party asked the Secretary of State to list these five candidates on the party’s presidential primary ballot: Darryl Cherney, Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza-Curry, William (Bill) Kreml, Kent Mesplay, and Jill Stein. These are the … Continue reading
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
