Earlier this year, the Arkansas legislature passed HB 2036, which moves the petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties from April to January 2, and moves the petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates from May 1 to March 1. The bill passed … Continue reading
The Washington, D.C., City council will vote on July 10 on a bill to move the primary (including the presidential primary) from April to June. See this story. The independent candidate petition deadlines are not affected by the date of … Continue reading
As noted previously, on June 19, a U.S. District Court Magistrate determined that New York election law is unconstitutional because it lets two or more qualified parties jointly nominate the same candidate and gives multiple spots on the ballot for … Continue reading
California’s Secretary of State only tallies the number of registered voters once in odd years. In 2013, the tally was as of February 10, and there won’t be another state tally until January 2014. However, some California county election offices … Continue reading
New York city voters will probably have seven or eight different Mayoral candidates on their November 5, 2013 ballot. The Republican and Democratic Parties will choose their Mayoral nominees in September, and is is somewhat likely the Democratic race will … Continue reading
