According to this story, Pennsylvania election officials have rejected Willie Wilson’s petition to be listed on the Democratic presidential primary. The state says he has fewer than 2,000 signatures. Wilson is from Chicago and has qualified for Democratic presidential primary … Continue reading
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The Cleveland Plain Dealer has this article about two “dirty tricks” that have gained recent attention in election law and procedure. Scroll down to the second instance, which is about the 2014 incident when Ohio Governor John Kasich and his … Continue reading
Eleven governors (past or present) sought a major party presidential nomination for the 2016 election, but eight of them have either dropped out or stopped trying to get on presidential primary ballots. By contrast, eight U.S. Senators (past or present) … Continue reading
Ballot Access News January 1, 2016 – Volume 31, Number 8 This issue was printed on pink paper. Table of Contents MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE REPEALS STRAIGHT-TICKET DEVICE COURT SEEMS TO CRITICIZE CALIFORNIA BALLOT LABEL LAW MAINE REJECTS LIBERTARIAN BALLOT ACCESS; PARTY … Continue reading
On January 21, U.S. District Court Judge Janet C. Hall heard Libertarian Party of Connecticut v Merrill, 3:15cv-1851. This is the case on Connecticut’s ban on out-of-state circulators. The hearing lasted approximately 90 minutes. A decision is expected in a … Continue reading