On June 20, the ElectionLawBlog carried my guest commentary, criticizing California’s independent presidential petition procedure. It requires almost 200,000 signatures, to be collected in 105 days. Furthermore the petition can’t start to circulate until after the presidential candidate has chosen … Continue reading
Various political activists in Missouri with Republican Party backgrounds are hoping to launch a petition drive for John F. Wood as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate. See this story. The petition would need 10,000 signatures by July 25. … Continue reading
Tennessee voter registration forms do not ask the applicant to choose a party, and Tennessee is considered an open primary state. But in the May 3, 2022 primary for local partisan office, a Tennessee voter in Madison County was threatened … Continue reading
New Mexico held primaries on June 7 for the Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian Parties. Here are the results. Only party members were able to vote in any party’s primary, although independent voters were permitted to join a party on primary … Continue reading
On June 7, Montana held contested primaries for the Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian Parties. Any voter was free to choose any party’s primary ballot. The Green Party is also on the ballot but had no contested primaries, so no Green … Continue reading
