Late October and November are the best times for individuals to ask legislators to introduce bills. Many states badly need better ballot access laws.
In New York, independent U.S. Senate candidate Diane Sare (who hopes to run in 2022) is organizing a group to find a sponsor for a bill that would decrease the 45,000-signature requirement passed in 2020. In Oregon, the Working Families Party is working to find a sponsor for a bill to ease the registration test for a party to remain on the ballot.
The Alaska Supreme Court will hear the appeal over the top-four system on January 18, 2022. The first brief is due November 15. See this story.
The Day, a large daily newspaper in eastern Connecticut, has this story about the SAM Party’s organizing activity in Connecticut.
Election Central compiled this list of 2024 presidential primary and caucus dates back in August. It is still current, although chances are high that there will be changes.
The Nevada Green Party has launched its party petition for the 2022 election. It needs 13,557 signatures. If it can get the job done before January 1, 2022, the old law will be in effect. The old law does not require a distribution requirement.
But the new law, passed in 2021, takes effect January 1, 2022. It requires approximately 3,500 signatures from each of the four U.S. House districts. To comply with that requirement would be very burdensome, especially because the new district boundaries haven’t been drawn yet.
