Posted at Ballot Access News
If you are concerned about Indiana ballot access, it is important to know that bills must be introduced only four session days after the legislature convenes on January 7.
Indiana ballot access is among the worst in the nation. For the last three presidential elections, the presidential candidate who placed third nationally has not been on the ballot in Indiana. That candidate, of course, is Ralph Nader. Indiana is one of only 4 states in which Nader’s name has never been on the ballot. Of all the states with really bad ballot access, Indiana and Texas are the only ones with no ballot access lawsuits pending. Therefore, any improvement in those two states must be by persuading state legislators to improve the laws. In Texas, legislators may introduce bills as late as March 13, 2009.
I’ve forward this info to the relevant BTP state affiliate groups on Facebook and to our new national chair (and Indiana chair) Douglass.
Maybe Richard has some particular legislation in mind?