As noted earlier, on January 13, a U.S. District Court Judge ruled that the Virginia ballot access law for presidential primaries is almost certainly unconstitutional, but that Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum should not be put on the … Continue reading
On January 10, the California Senate Elections Committee unanimously passed AB 1413, which makes several changes to the “top-two” system. The worst change is that write-in space will no longer be printed on general election ballots for Congress and partisan … Continue reading
This story in Politico, by Emily Schultheis, reveals that Mitt Romney’s spokesperson Andrea Saul is pointing out that most of Romney’s opponents have failed to file full slates of delegate candidates in Illinois, Ohio, and Tennessee. No mention is made … Continue reading
Some commentators about politics and election law have recently expressed the opinion that it would be illegitimate to change the Virginia presidential primary ballot access law between now and the March 6, 2012 presidential primary in that state. They sometimes … Continue reading
Ballot Access News December 1, 2011 – Volume 27, Number 7 This issue was printed on white paper. Table of Contents TWO FORMER REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS LIKELY TO SEEK MINOR PARTY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS ROCKY ANDERSON FOUNDS NEW PARTY CALIFORNIA MINOR PARTIES … Continue reading
