Alaska Removes List of Parties from Front of Voter Registration Form

Posted on by July 21, 2019
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The Alaska Division of Elections has redesigned the voter registration form. Formerly it listed all the qualified parties, with a checkbox. It even listed the unqualified parties that had told the state they are trying to accumulate registrations.

But, as the list of unqualified parties grew longer, the state decided to remove the names of all parties from the front of the form. Now every applicant must write-in whichever party he or she wishes. Here is the form. Scroll down to box 13.

The back of the form still lists all the qualified parties, and all the unqualified parties that are seeking registrations. Thanks to Scott Kohlhaas for this news.

Rick Knox, National Chairman of Prohibition Party, Dies

Posted on by July 22, 2019
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On July 7, 2019, Rick Knox died at the age of 70. He had been national chairman of the Prohibition Party since 2015, and lived in Blairsville, Georgia. Under his chairmanship, the party gained qualified status in Mississippi in time to appear on the 2016 ballot, the first the party had received votes in Mississippi since 1896. Also under his chairmanship, the party established social media for itself. Knox had a background as a political consultant, and many years earlier had been active in the American Independent Party when it was a nationally-organized party. Thanks to Paul Frankel for this news.

Thousands of Moscow Residents Demonstate Against Unfair Ballot Access Laws in 2019 Moscow City Elections

Posted on by July 20, 2019
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This BBC story says Moscow, Russia, is barring 30 candidates from the ballot because they allegedly didn’t submit valid petitions. In response, a very large demonstration was held, and organizers of the protest say these demonstrations will continue if the candidates are not put on the ballot. Thanks to Nathan Hetzel for the link.