On August 23, John Wood, independent centrist candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri, withdrew his candidacy. He had collected the 10,000 required signatures to be on the ballot before the primary was held. At the Republican Senate primary, Eric Greitens … Continue reading
On August 19, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Brooks, an Obama appointee, struck down a fairly new Arkansas law that makes it a crime for anyone (other than a polling place official) to assist more than six voters at the … Continue reading
On August 23, the People’s Party of Florida notified the Eleventh Circuit about the August 22 decision of a Florida state appeals court decision putting Rebekah Jones on the primary ballot for U.S. House. See the filing here in People’s … Continue reading
This year’s Missouri marijuana legalization initiative only qualified for the ballot because proponents found enough errors in the petition-checking process that had been conducted by county election officials. Proponents reviewed the work of the counties, and found several thousand signatures … Continue reading
On August 22, the Alaska legislature sent SB 161 to Governor Mike Dunleavy. This is the bill to ease the definition of a qualified party, from one that has registration equal to 3% of the last turnout, to exactly 5,000 … Continue reading
