On February 25, the Arizona Green Party filed a federal lawsuit against the February 28 petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties. The case is Arizona Green Party v Bennett, 2:14cv-375. There are no reported precedents that have ever upheld a petition … Continue reading
As reported earlier, some of the Green and Libertarian candidates for statewide Ohio office failed to qualify for the primary ballot of their own parties, because their petitions were determined to lack 500 valid signatures. Therefore, the two parties have … Continue reading
Utah is the only state in which no one can run in a major party primary, if that individual doesn’t receive substantial support first at a party meeting. An initiative has been submitted that would change the law, and provide … Continue reading
Nick Troiano, 24, has set up an exploratory committee for a possible independent race for U.S. House in Pennsylvania’s 10th district. He had been Unity ’08’s College Coordinator, and had been the Communications Manager for Americans Elect. His advisory committee … Continue reading
On February 24, the Connecticut Joint Committee on Government Administration & Elections heard testimony on the National Popular Vote Plan bill, HB 5126. See this story for an account. The bill has 22 sponsors. … Continue reading
