Glenn Rogers, a columnist for the Dallas Morning News, has this column, explaining the Texas ballot access laws for independent candidates and criticizing them. One point he failed to make is that before 1967, Texas did not require any petition … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge Maxine Chesney will hold a hearing in Peace & Freedom Party v Weber on Friday, October 2. This is the lawsuit that challenges the California top-two system.
Collin Corbett, a former Illinois Republican Party consultant, has filed 37,000 signatures to be an independent candidate for Governor. See this story. He is not the only minor party or independent candidate for Governor who filed, but he seems to … Continue reading
On May 27, Alabama asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the May 26 ruling of a 3-judge U.S. District Court on redistricting. Here is the filing. Allen v Singleton, 25A1315. UPDATE: the Court has requested the other side to … Continue reading
On May 26, Seth Bodnar, former president of the University of Montana, submitted approximately 30,000 signatures to get on the ballot as an independent for U.S. Senate. He submitted signatures from all but four of Montana’s counties. Also he has … Continue reading
