See this story about the Centrist Party and its founder, Professor Charles Wheelan of Dartmouth. The story also includes an interview with Ken Block, founder of Rhode Island’s Moderate Party, which is ballot-qualified in Rhode Island. … Continue reading
Ballot Access News June 1, 2013 – Volume 29, Number 1 This issue was printed on white paper. Table of Contents SIXTH CIRCUIT RULES THAT SORE LOSER LAWS APPLY TO PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY PASSES TWO BILLS TO LIMIT CHOICES … Continue reading
In May 2013, Alabama Congressman Jo Bonner of the First District (in the southern part of the state) said he will resign from Congress on August 15. The Governor has said he can’t set an election schedule until August 15. … Continue reading
On February 19, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted McCutcheon v Federal Election Commission, 12-536. Briefs for the Republican National Committee and Shaun McCutcheon, and all the amici curiae, were filed in the U.S. Supreme Court in May. Briefs on … Continue reading
On June 28, Mike Duggan, a leading candidate for Mayor of Detroit before he was removed from the ballot, announced he will run as a write-in candidate. See this story. Other large cities in which write-in candidates for Mayor have … Continue reading
