The late summer and fall of even-numbered years is the prime time for activists to find legislators who will introduce ballot access improvement bills in 2011. Legislatures are far more active in odd years than in even years. And candidates … Continue reading
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The Daily Oklahoman has this article about the run-off primaries set for August 24. Paul Ziriax, Secretary of the Oklahoma Election Board, says this is the last year the state can legally hold a primary and a run-off primary that … Continue reading
The Sun-Gazette of Arlington, Virginia, has this article about two lawsuits against the Virginia residency requirement for petitioners. It is a worthwhile and good article, but it has some errors. The article mostly focuses on the lawsuit filed by the … Continue reading
The First Circuit will hear Barr v Galvin, 09-2426, on September 15, at 9:30 a.m. This is the case on whether the Massachusetts Libertarian Party had a right to use a stand-in presidential nominee on its 2008 petition, and then … Continue reading
Ohio has a peculiar system for choosing state judges, including members of the State Supreme Court. They are nominated in partisan primaries. Then they run in the general election but no party labels are on the November ballot. The August … Continue reading