Justice Party, Socialist Party, Constitution Party Presidential Petitions in Illinois are Challenged

Posted on by July 2, 2012
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Late in the afternoon of July 2, challenges were filed against the presidential petitions of the Justice, Socialist, and Constitution Party petitions, along with a challenge to Michael W. Hawkins’ presidential petition, which uses the party label “Together Enhancing America.” No challenge appears to have been filed against the Libertarian petition or the Green petition. Challenges had to be in the office of the State Board of Elections by 5 p.m. Illinois time on July 2. The State Board of Elections does a good job of posting challenges very soon after they are filed, so the Libertarians and Greens seem safe, for president.

The challenges to the Justice, Socialist and Constitution Party presidential petitions will have the effect of removing those parties from the ballot, since those petitions did not have as many as 25,000 signatures. Illinois is the only state in which any petition will work to place someone on the ballot if no one challenges.

District of Columbia Petition Requirement for President This Year is Highest Since 1972

Posted on by July 2, 2012
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The District of Columbia petition requirement for independent presidential candidates, and the presidential nominees of unqualified parties, is 4,667 valid signatures. That is substantially higher than it was in 2008, when it was 3,907. The formula is 1% of the current number of registered voters.

Between 1964 and 1972, the requirement was 5% of the number of registered voters. Congress lowered it to the current formula in 1973.

Besides the Democratic and Republican Parties, the only party that is ballot-qualified in D.C. is the Green Party, which is called the Statehood Green Party. In 2008, the only successful presidential petition in D.C. was Ralph Nader’s independent petition.

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

Posted on by July 2, 2012
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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.