June 14, 2026
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From Ballot Access News:
Both Wisconsin and Illinois held local non-partisan elections on April 5. Green Party members won six elections:
1. Steve Alesch was elected to the Warrenville Park District Commission in DuPage County, Illinois, in a contested election.
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From an article on Richard Winger’s Ballot Access News website:
March 25th, 2011
The Kentucky Libertarian Party has never been on the ballot for a statewide office, except in presidential years.
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From Richard Winger over at Ballot Access News:
On March 17, the Massachusetts Libertarian Party asked the U.S. Supreme Court for an extension of time in which to file a cert petition in Barr v Galvin.…
The Tennessee Senate State and Local Government Committee will hear SB 935 on Tuesday, March 15, at 10:30 a.m., in room 12.…
The Arkansas Libertarian Party will launch a petition drive in April to qualify for the 2012 ballot as a full-fledged party. The party has virtually met its goal of raising $30,000 to pay for the petition drive, which needs 10,000 valid signatures, to be collected in any three months of the party’s own choosing.…
On March 11, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled 5-1 that the petition to put a new political party on the ballot, 2% of the last gubernatorial vote, does not violate the State Constitution.…
The March 12 Birmingham News has this editorial, strongly endorsing SB 17, the bill that lowers the number of signatures needed for minor parties and independent candidates to get on the ballot.…
Excerpt from an article by Christopher Peleo-Lazar in the National Journal:
Indiana’s laws for independent candidates are some of the toughest in the nation. In 2000, Ralph Nader did not reach the two percent threshold to get on the ballot, though Pat Buchanan did (Nader, running as a write-in, actually won more votes than Buchanan won for being on the ballot).
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Egyptian voters are expected to vote in favor of a proposal next week to liberalize ballot access for presidential candidates. Another reform proposal is expected to be announced after the referendum.…