The petition deadline for candidates running in the District of Columbia presidential primary is January 4, 2012. Republicans need 296 signatures (1% of the number of registered Republicans). Only registered Republicans can sign. The only Republican presidential candidates who have … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2011
The various county elections officials in California have sent letters to all the qualified parties, asking them if they wish to hold county central committee elections in June 2012. The counties want a response by January 23, 2012, but if … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge John A. Gibney of Virginia has set a hearing in Rick Perry’s presidential primary ballot access lawsuit. He will consider Perry’s request for injunctive relief on January 13. In the meantime, he has established a briefing … Continue reading
The Justice Party has obtained qualified party status in Mississippi. This is the first state in which the Justice Party has qualified. Mississippi has a very tolerant law, which does not require any petition for party status. Instead, the group … Continue reading
On December 29, the Arizona Libertarian Party and the Arizona Green Party filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, complaining about the new version of the voter registration card. The new version, mandated by the 2011 session of the legislature, … Continue reading
On December 28, Americans Elect submitted paperwork to the Vermont Secretary of State’s office, to become a qualified party in that state. Vermont allows a group to transform itself into a qualified party if the group shows that it has … Continue reading