Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos, a Democrat, wants the legislature to eliminate mandatory petitions for the 2020 elections. See this story. Thanks to Pat Quinn for this news.
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Ballot Access News
March 2020 – Volume 35, Number 10
| This issue was printed on gray paper. |
Table of Contents
- FOR FIRST TIME, U.S. HAS MORE REGISTERED INDEPENDENTS THAN REGISTERED REPUBLICANS
- FLORIDA BALLOT ACCESS LAWSUIT FILED
- U.S. SUPREME COURT ASKS FOR RESPONSE FROM ARIZONA IN BALLOT ACCEESS CASE
- UTAH HOUSE PASSES REPEAL OF STRAIGHT-TICKET DEVICE
- BALLOT ACCESS BILLS
- NEW MEXICO RULING ON DEFINITION OF MAJOR PARTY
- LAWSUIT NEWS
- BOOK REVIEW: THE LOWEST EBB
- EARLY 2020 VOTER REGISTRATION TOTALS
- PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY CANDIDATES ON BALLOTS
- SOCIALIST WORKERS TICKET
- MINNESOTA SPECIAL ELECTION
- SOCIALIST EQUALITY TICKET
- FREE & EQUAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
- SUBSCRIBING TO BAN WITH PAYPAL
On March 26, Utah revised some rules for petitions for candidates. Copies of blank petition forms can now be sent electronically from campaigns to individuals who want to sign, and the signer can then e-mail or postally mail the signature back to the campaign. There is no more need to have the circulator sign petitions at the bottom. See this story.
On March 25, the Ohio legislature passed HB 197, which lets any registered voter request an absentee postal ballot for the 2020 primary. However, the bill does not allow anyone who had not been registered already to register in time for the primary.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this article on the federal lawsuit filed yesterday by the Green Party, and by the Libertarian Party’s candidate for U.S. House. So far the case still doesn’t have a case number.