Both Montana bills that restrict ballot access have been amended. SB 566, which originally imposed a top-two system just for U.S. Senate in 2024, now applies to all statewide partisan offices except president. If the bill were enacted, there would … Continue reading
This article about No Labels says the group’s presidential convention will be April 14, 2023, in Dallas. Some time ago, No Labels had indicated the date would be April 23, so this seems a slight shift. The article has other … Continue reading
It will make me very happy if future comments are confined to the subject of the blog post, or at least to the general topic of ballot access. In particular, comments about other commenters are not welcome and degrade the … Continue reading
In the New York town of New Windsor, in Orange County, Republican voters who signed a primary petition for a particular Republican candidate got visits from private investigators. See this story. The investigators claimed they were from the Board of … Continue reading
On April 11, the Second Circuit issued an opinion in Gottlieb v Lamont, 22-449. It upholds the Connecticut petition requirements for candidates who seek to get their names on a primary ballot. In Connecticut, only parties that had polled 20% … Continue reading
