Maine State Representative Ben Chipman (I-Portland) will introduce a bill in the 2015 session of the legislature, easing the number of signatures needed to get on the primary ballot of a small ballot-qualified party. The bill will probably set the … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Reed v Town of Gilbert, 13-502, on January 12, 2015. This is not an election law case, but it is a case involving the First Amendment, and all First Amendment decisions have some impact … Continue reading
It appears that this is the number of votes received by each party for U.S. House in the November 4, 2014 election: Republican 39,679,791 Democratic 35,450,701 Libertarian 965,396 Working Families 249,112 Green 246,567 Constitution 61,271 other parties 548,720 independent candidates … Continue reading
Rob Port’s blog that covers North Dakota politics has this op-ed by Richard Winger, on North Dakota’s ballot access law that has prevented any minor party candidates for the legislature from appearing on the November ballot (with the party label) … Continue reading
New York State Board of Elections has posted the official vote tallies for the November 4, 2014 election at this link. All fifty states have now finished their vote tallies. New York is frequently the last state to finish. In … Continue reading
