On July 5, the Green and Constitution Parties filed their reply brief in Pisano v Bartlett, the case in the Fourth Circuit that challenges the May petition deadline for newly-qualifying party petitions in North Carolina. Here is the text of … Continue reading
This story explains that the New York city Board of Elections recently found 1,579 ballots from November 2012 that had never before been counted. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
On June 18, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed HB 341. It is an omnibus election law bill. Among other things, it moves the deadline for an independent presidential candidate to file his or her slate of presidential electors from early … Continue reading
The Topeka Capital-Journal has this story about Aaron Estabrook, who is trying to establish the Moderate Party in Kansas. The article seems to suggest that the group is not confident of completing the petition requirement for party status, because it … Continue reading
This New York Times story explains the difficulty of collecting signatures for Republican primary candidates in New York city. With only 470,000 registered Republicans in the city, even mainstream Republicans have difficulty collecting 3,750 valid signatures of party members. As … Continue reading
