Ohio election laws require statewide minor party candidates in primaries to submit at least 500 signatures to be on their own party’s primary ballot. According to this story, the Ohio Libertarian primary petitions for Secretary of State, Treasurer, and Auditor … Continue reading
On February 15, the Nebraska Democratic Party voted to let independent voters vote in the 2014 Democratic primary, for all partisan office. See this story. Under the U.S. Supreme Court decision Tashjian v Republican Party of Connecticut, issued in 1986, … Continue reading
On February 18, the California Secretary of State released new registration data, the first state tally since the tally of February 10, 2013. The new tally shows fewer registered voters than the tally from February 2013, because during the interval … Continue reading
On February 18, a subcommittee of the New Hampshire House Election Law Committee held a work session on two bills that ease the definition of “political party”. The subcommitee recommended passage of HB 1322, which lowers the vote test from … Continue reading
On February 21-22, state officials of the Alabama Republican Party will determine whether 18 particular Republican candidates should be removed from the party’s June 2014 primary. See this story. Many, if not most, of the challenges are based on allegations … Continue reading
