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North Dakota holds primaries for all qualified parties, and no one running for statewide office can appear on the ballot in November if he or she ran in the primary and failed to get at least 300 primary votes. All … Continue reading
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On June 10, Georgia filed this brief in Green Party of Georgia v Kemp, 1:12cv-1822, northern district. The issue is whether Georgia’s presidential ballot access procedures are too difficult. The state says that the 11th circuit upheld Florida’s 3% petition … Continue reading
On June 3, David Crum, an independent voter in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, filed a lawsuit in lower state court, alleging that the New Mexico Constitution requires that independent voters be allowed to vote in partisan primaries. Crum v Duran, … Continue reading
The Wisconsin state agency that adjudicates ballot access challenges has determined that Democratic congressional candidate Gary George should appear on the Democratic primary ballot. His petition had been challenged on the basis that the circulators were ex-felons. However, the Government … Continue reading
Jonathan W. Pelto, a Connecticut legislator between 1984 and 1994, has begun petitioning to get himself on the Connecticut ballot as the Education & Democracy Party nominee for Governor. See this story. Pelto was Political Director of the Connecticut Democratic … Continue reading