On February 10, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1413, which removes write-in space from general election ballots for Congress and state partisan office. California is the only state that has ever had write-ins, but which doesn’t have them any … Continue reading
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Ballot Access News January 1, 2012 – Volume 27, Number 8 This issue was printed on pink paper. Table of Contents TEXAS CHANGES PRIMARY DATE AND ACCIDENTALLY CREATES ABSURD RULES FOR INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN BALLOT ACCESS WOES MINOR PARTIES … Continue reading
On January 27, the Massachusetts Attorney General filed this brief in the State Supreme Court, in the lawsuit over whether the election law either permits or forbids using a stand-in presidential candidate on the ballot access petition of an unqualified … Continue reading
On January 26, the Virginia House Privileges and Elections Committee passed HB 1132, to allow write-in votes in primaries. Virginia already permits write-in votes in general elections. It is ironic that at the same time Virginia is adding write-in space … Continue reading
On January 17, the 4th circuit issued an order in Perry v Judd, 12-1067, agreeing with the U.S. District Court that Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Jon Huntsman filed their lawsuit against the Virginia ballot access law for … Continue reading