Philadelphia Weekly has a very thorough story about ballot access in Pennsylvania here. The article mentions the new lawsuit (filed May 17) to end the system under which candidates whose petitions are rejected are liable of up to $100,000 in … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2012
On May 22, U.S. District Court Judge William K. Watkins, Jr., whose court is in Montgomery, Alabama, cancelled the May 24 hearing in Stein v Chapman, the ballot access lawsuit filed by the Constitution, Green and Libertarian Parties. In its … Continue reading
This year, three candidates will be on the ballot for U.S. Senate in Indiana: Democrat Joe Donnelly, Libertarian Andrew Horning, and Republican Richard Mourdock. Rasmussen Reports recently did a poll for this race, but the question it asked is, “If … Continue reading
Egypt held a presidential election on May 23-24. Because no one got as much as 50%, there will be a run-off on June 16-17. Although official election returns have not yet been announced, it appears that the two most polarizing … Continue reading
Michigan holds its non-presidential primary on August 7. Candidates in major party primaries need 1,000 signatures to run for U.S. House. Republican Congressman Thaddeus McCotter, who has been in Congress starting in 2002, appears not to have submitted enough valid … Continue reading
On May 25, the Oklahoma legislature adjourned for the year, without having passed HB 1058. The bill would have lowered the number of signatures for newly-qualifying parties. It passed both houses, but each house passed a different version, and the … Continue reading