On June 29, the 11th circuit upheld Alabama’s ballot access law for new and minor parties, and for non-presidential independent candidates. That law, first put into effect in 1998, requires a petition of 3% of the last gubernatorial vote. The … Continue reading
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On June 27, Pennsylvania’s minor parties asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the ballot access case that was filed last year. The case is Rogers v Cortes, no. 06-1721. The U.S. Supreme Court hasn’t accepted a ballot access case … Continue reading
On Sunday, June 3, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter signed SB 83. It improves ballot access in two ways: (1) it lets qualified minor parties nominate someone even if that person has not been a member of that party in the … Continue reading
The Georgia Green Party launched its statewide petition drive in Athens, Georgia, on May 5, and collected 500 signatures the first day. The party needs 44,089 valid signatures by July 8, 2008. No Green Party candidate has ever appeared on … Continue reading
The Coalition for Free & Open Elections (COFOE) holds its annual Board meeting on Saturday, June 16, at 10 a.m., in New York city. COFOE is 22 years old. It is a loose-knit coalition of the nation’s nationally-organized minor parties, … Continue reading