On May 30, filing for the Arizona primaries closed, for candidates who wish to have their names placed on primary ballots. Stephen Dolgos of New River, Arizona, filed 171 signatures to run in the Americans Elect primary for Congress in … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2012
On May 30, the Oregon Green Party filed a lawsuit in state court, arguing that the Secretary of State is misreading the definition of “political party” and that the party is ballot-qualified based on its vote in 2008. The Secretary … Continue reading
Arizona requires ballot-qualified parties that intend to place a presidential nominee on the November ballot to submit their presidential elector candidates by May 30. No other state requires such early submission of presidential elector candidates. On May 30, the Democratic, … Continue reading
Marietta, Georgia, is holding a special election on July 31 to fill the Ward One seat on the Board of Education. When filing closed, only Brett C. Bittner had filed to be on the ballot. He is the executive director … Continue reading
The may 30 Santa Cruz Sentinel has this editorial, suggesting that California’s “top-two open primary” system, passed by the voters in June 2010, is not necessarily a helpful idea. The Sentinel endorsed Proposition 14 back in 2010. Also of interest … Continue reading
On May 29, Montana Secretary of State Linda McCulloch told the press that the Montana independent petition deadline (for candidates running for office other than President) will be May 29. As previously noted, late on Friday, May 25, a U.S. … Continue reading