June 2012 Ballot Access News Print Edition

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Ballot Access News
June 1, 2012 – Volume 28, Number 1

This issue was printed on white paper.

Table of Contents

  1. JUSTICE PARTY AND CONSTITUTION PARTY WIN INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IN CALIFORNIA BALLOT ACCESS DEADLINE CASE
  2. MISSOURI BALLOT ACCESS BILL PASSES
  3. TENNESSEE BALLOT ACCESS BILL SIGNED
  4. WASHINGTON’S EXPERT WITNESS IN TOP-TWO CASE SAYS TOP-TWO DOESN’T WORK
  5. HIGHEST STATE COURTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND MARYLAND ISSUE HORRIBLE DECISIONS
  6. HIGH COURT WON’T HEAR ILLINOIS GERRYMANDER CASE
  7. THREE NEW BALLOT ACCESS CASES FILED
  8. ALABAMA, OKLAHOMA ACCESS BILLS FAIL
  9. LIBERTARIAN PARTY TO SUE MICHIGAN OVER “SORE LOSER” LAW
  10. MORE LAWSUIT NEWS
  11. LIBERTARIAN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL, VICE-PRESIDENTIAL VOTE
  12. 2012 PETITIONING FOR PRESIDENT
  13. PARTIES NOT ON PETITIONING CHART
  14. LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
  15. AMERICAN INDEPENDENT CONVENTION
  16. LIBERTARIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES
  17. AMERICANS ELECT WON’T RUN ANYONE FOR PRESIDENT THIS YEAR
  18. SUBSCRIBING TO BAN WITH PAYPAL

Ohio Libertarian Party Analyzes Voters Who Chose a Libertarian Primary Ballot

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Ohio has an open primary. The voter registration form does not ask voters to choose a party. On primary day, any voter is free to choose any party’s primary ballot.

In the March 2012 primary, 7,035 Ohio voters chose a Libertarian primary ballot, even though that ballot had no one listed for president, and no one listed for U.S. Senate. President and U.S. Senate are the only two statewide partisan races up in Ohio this year.

Recently, the Ohio Libertarian Party went to the trouble of checking to see which primary ballot those voters had chosen in 2010. The results: 2,797 of the 2012 Libertarian primary voters had not voted in the 2010 primary. 2,987 of the 2012 Libertarian primary voters had also chosen the Libertarian primary ballot in 2010. Also, among the remaining 2012 Libertarian primary voters, 391 had chosen the Republican primary ballot in 2010; 388 had chosen the Democratic primary ballot in 2010; 37 had chosen the Constitution Party primary ballot in 2010; five had chosen the Green Party primary ballot in 2010; 3 had chosen the Socialist Party primary ballot in 2010; and 427 had chosen the non-partisan primary ballot in 2010.

Some Illinois Minor Party Congressional and Legislative Candidate Petitions are Challenged

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On July 2, challenges were filed to seven Constitution Party legislative candidate petitions, and two Libertarian legislative candidate petitions, in Illinois. The seven challenged Constitution Party candidates are Gary Dunlap, running for State Senate, 27th district; Michael W. Oberline, running for State Senate, 48th district; Scott Kossack, for State Representative, district 118; Richard Evans, State Representative, 43rd district; Robert MeKerrow, State Representative, district 108; Joe Norris, State Representative, district 95; and Frank Mazo, State Representative, district 96. The challenged Libertarian candidates are Doug Marks, running for State Senate, 33rd district; and Chad Grimm, State Representative, 92nd district.

Also, challenges were filed to two Constitution Party U.S. House candidates, Randy Stufflebeam (12th district) and Tim Pearcy (15th district). And one was filed to the Green Party nominee in the 12th district, Paula Bradshaw.

Dan Walters, Veteran Sacramento Bee Political Columnist, Advocates Repealing Limits on Campaign Donations

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Dan Walters, the Sacramento Bee’s veteran politics reporter and columnist, writes here that it would be good policy to repeal limits on how much individuals may contribute to candidates. AB 1146, which has a hearing in the Senate Elections Committee on July 3, would repeal limits on how much individuals may contribute to candidates for state and local office. Instead, all contributions above $200 would need to be reported within 24 hours.

AB 1146 was introduced last year, and originally it merely doubled from $100 to $200 the amount of money that may be contributed without having to be reported. In that form, the bill passed the Assembly. Now that it has been revamped, it needs to pass both houses.

Californians for Electoral Reform Will Oppose ACA 10, the Measure to Make it More Difficult for Constitutional Initiatives to Get on Ballot

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On July 1, Californians for Electoral Reform voted to oppose ACA 10, the measure to make it more difficult to put statewide constitutional initiatives on the ballot. Current law requires a petition signed by a number of voters equal to 8% of the last gubernatorial vote. ACA 10 would provide that a constitutional amendment also needs the signatures of 8% of the last gubernatorial vote in each of at least 27 of the 40 State Senate districts. The change would probably double the cost of getting a constitutional amendment on the ballot.

California does not have a glut of constitutional initiatives on the ballot. This year, there are only two. Californians for Electoral Reform will send Paula Lee to the Assembly Elections Committee hearing on July 3 to express opposition to ACA 10. The hearing is in Room 444 of the Capitol, at 1:30 p.m.