The referendum petition in Wyoming sponsored by the Constitution Party does not have enough signatures to qualify. The state required 15% of the registered voters to sign the petition, and allowed less than three months. The Secretary of State’s office … Continue reading
On May 28, the Illinois Senate amended an election law bill to include a provision doubling the number of signatures needed to run for Alderman of Chicago. Existing law requires a petition signed by 2% of the last vote cast, … Continue reading
Politifact Wisconsin has this interesting set of quotes from various election law experts, when each of those experts was asked if the U.S. Constitution protects the right to vote. However, none of them mention that the U.S. Constitution obviously does … Continue reading
On May 31, the California Assembly again defeated ACA 9. This is the bill to provide that candidates for Congress and partisan state office who place second still can’t go to the November ballot, if they are write-in candidates and … Continue reading
The lawsuit Gary Johnson and James Gray filed in 2012 to be included in the general election presidential debates, and the vice-presidential debate, is still active. The lawsuit is pending in federal court in Orange County, California and is Johnson … Continue reading
