New Jersey requires 800 valid signatures for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties. This year the Libertarian gubernatorial petition for Ken Kaplan had 1,033 signatures, and the Peace & Freedom gubernatorial petition for Willie Araujo had 1,372 signatures. … Continue reading
This month, Green Parties in Portland, Maine, and Arlington County, Virginia, successfully qualified local initiatives for the ballot. See this story about the Virginia initiative petition that asks voters if they wish to establish a local housing authority, and this … Continue reading
A group of Kansas voters, led by Aaron Estabrook, has formed a Moderate Party and hopes to be able to qualify the party for the 2014 ballot. See this story. … Continue reading
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach recently re-interpreted Kansas election law section 25-302b, the law that determines how a party remains on the ballot. That law, passed in 1984, says, “Any recognized political party whose nominee for any office for … Continue reading
On June 13, the Oregon House Rules Committee passed SB 146, an omnibus election law bill. Among other things, it makes it easier for a party to remain ballot-qualified, by providing that a party only has to pass the vote … Continue reading
