California has long been the only state that bans all candidate withdrawals. This policy has been in effect since 1917. However, on August 22, the legislature unanimously passed AB 1784, which permits candidates in primaries (for non-statewide office) to withdraw … Continue reading
On August 23, a hearings officer for the Illinois State Board of Elections ruled that petitioners who circulate for a Democratic or Republican candidate in another state are not eligible to circulate an independent or minor party petition in Illinois … Continue reading
On August 23, a Nevada state trial court held a hearing in Rockefeller v Aguilar, Carson City District Court 24OC-00107. This is the case in which a Democratic Party activist is suing the Secretary of State to remove Robert F. … Continue reading
On August 17, the New York Conservative Party nominated Donald J. Trump for President. The state convention was in Jericho, in Nassau County. Thanks to Independent Political Report for this news. The Conservative Party was a ballot-qualified party starting in … Continue reading
A Georgia Administrative Law judge will soon decide whether Jill Stein should be on the Georgia ballot or not. Georgia law, passed just this year, says a “political body which has obtained ballot access in no fewer than 20 states … Continue reading
