On March 6, the Oklahoma Libertarian Party filed the notice of intent to try to qualify for the 2016 ballot. Oklahoma election law requires newly-qualifying parties to notify the state when they start. The petition is due March 1, 2016. … Continue reading
The Oklahoma ballot access bill that lowers the petition for newly-qualifying parties from 5% of the last vote cast, to 1%, now has a Senate co-sponsor. He is Senator Marty Quinn (R-Claremore). Now that the bill has a Senate sponsor, … Continue reading
The Georgia Green Party has never been on the ballot for statewide office. The law requires 51,912 valid signatures for 2016, and the petition can circulate from April 2015 to July 2016. The party is thinking about working on the … Continue reading
Maine Representative Ben Chipman (I-Portland) will present his ballot access bill to the Joint Committee on State and Local Government on Monday, March 9, at 10 a.m. The bill, HB 507, makes it easier for a member of a small … Continue reading
On March 6, the South Dakota House State Affairs Committee passed SB 69 by a vote of 10-3. It makes ballot access worse for newly-qualifying parties, for their members seeking a place on a primary ballot, and for independent candidates. … Continue reading
