On May 24, Maine LD 176 became law. The legislature had passed it on May 5 and Governor Paul LePage let it become law without signing it, but also not vetoing it. Here is the text of the law. Maine already didn’t permit out-of-staters do witness signatures being made on the petition, but now they can’t even ask voters to sign it. There is a very high probability this law is unconstitutional. Thanks to Thomas MacMillan for the news.
Atlanta Progressive News has this story about the pending lawsuit over whether Georgia ballot access is too difficult for presidential candidates of unqualified parties.
National Public Radio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has this story about the pending bill in the legislature to improve ballot access. The story does not mention that the bill, SB 495, also eases petitioning for independent candidates.
Donald Trump spoke in North Carolina. When one reads quotes from his speech, in this article, it seems clear he will seek the Republican nomination for president. He will make a formal announcement on June 16. That will make sixteen Republicans who appear to have the media coverage and credentials to be recognized by the Republican Party as a bona fide candidate. Thanks to Political Wire for the link.
This interesting MSNBC article explores the consequences of last week’s ruling that upset Virginia’s US House district boundaries.
