The presidential nominee of a new party, or an independent candidate, will need approximately 690,000 valid signatures to get on the ballot of all 50 states and D.C. in 2008. This assumes the candidate is pragmatic and uses the easier … Continue reading
At the November 7, 2006 election, each political party received this number of votes for the top office on the ballot: Democratic 40,264,560 (49.28%); Republican 37,379,872 (45.75%), Green 949,185 (1.16%), Libertarian 778,395 (.95%), Constitution 193,063 (.24%), Reform 97,677 (.12%), other … Continue reading
Every year starting in 1992, the paper edition of Ballot Access News has carried a chart showing how many registered voters there are in each party, in each state. These charts have been prepared only in even-numbered years (usually twice). … Continue reading
Most states enable a group that is not yet a qualified party, but which wants to become a qualified party, to circulate a petition that has the sole function of qualifying that group as a party. Such petitions are commonly … Continue reading
HR 5388, the bill in Congress to give the District of Columbia a member of the U.S. House, and also to temporarily expand the size of the House so that Utah gets a fourth seat, is considered likely to pass … Continue reading
