Connecticut is Still Working on Validating Presidential Petitions but Won’t be Done Until Next Week

Posted on by September 2, 2016
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The Connecticut Secretary of State is working on tallying up valid signatures for various petitions for president and other office, but won’t finish until next week, although earlier it did determine that the Jill Stein presidential petition has enough valid signatures.

The Gary Johnson presidential petition (which actually has a stand-in presidential candidate, not Johnson himself) so far has 6,916 valid signatures, with many more reports from certain towns so far not processed. The requirement is 7,500. Connecticut law permits stand-ins.

New Hampshire Secretary of State Says Jill Stein Petition is Valid

Posted on by September 2, 2016
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On September 2, the New Hampshire Secretary of State determined that the Green Party presidential petition is valid. Thanks to Thomas MacMillan for this news. This is the first time the Green Party presidential nominee has been on in New Hampshire since 2000. In 2012, Jill Stein was credited with 324 write-ins in New Hampshire.

Colorado Voters Will Decide Whether to Create a Presidential Primary

Posted on by September 2, 2016
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On November 8, Colorado voters will vote on Initiative 140, which would create presidential primaries for parties that polled at least 10% of the vote in the last election. Here is the text. Independent voters could vote in either major party’s primary. However, members of other parties would not be permitted to change their party registration on presidential primary date for the purpose of receiving a particular party’s primary ballot. The presidential primary would be in March. The two major parties would set the date within March, assuming they agree.

Two Presidential Petitions Submitted in North Dakota So Far; Deadline is Next Week

Posted on by September 2, 2016
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The North Dakota petition deadline for independent candidates is Tuesday, September 6. So far, two independent presidential petitions have been submitted: for Jill Stein and Rocky De La Fuente. North Dakota permits presidential candidates who use the independent procedure to choose a party label, so Stein will have “Green” next to her name.

The qualified parties in North Dakota are Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican.