Filing for the Kentucky presidential primaries closed on January 29. Candidates gain a place on the ballot either by showing that they are on in at least 20 other state presidential primaries, or by being entitled to receive primary season … Continue reading
Yesterday’s post named the candidates who had paid $2,500 to be on the major party West Virginia presidential primaries. The only name added since then is Mike Huckabee, who mailed his check on the deadline (which is permitted).
On January 15, the Brennan Center posted a useful and interesting essay on dates by which independent voters must have changed their registration, in order to vote in 2008 presidential primaries. Of course, the article only deals with states in … Continue reading
Filing closed on January 26, Saturday evening, for the West Virginia presidential primary. Candidates needed a fee of $2,500, but no petition. The Democratic ballot will list only Clinton, Edwards and Obama. This is the least crowded Democratic presidential primary … Continue reading
The Sun-Herald newspaper of southwest Florida has this January 28 story about the fact that Florida has 30 qualified parties. A party can be ballot-qualified in Florida just by writing a letter to the Secretary of State, listing its state … Continue reading
