June 13, 2026
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An interesting article from Ballot Access News:
The election for California Secretary of State has three well-known election law activists this year, although the type of election law activism each has engaged in are very different from each other.
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The Green Party of New Mexico has started circulating its petition to get itself back on the ballot, and it has 500 signatures already.…
On February 17, a U.S. District Magistrate issued a 30-page opinion, upholding New Hampshire’s policy of not allowing stand-ins on presidential petitions, and also upholding New Hampshire’s policy of not having any procedure by which an unqualified party may protect its name from use by independent candidates who choose the party label as a ballot label, regardless of whether the party has nominated that person.…
On January 15, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton granted injunctive relief to the Arizona Green Party on two issues. The order permits the party to use out-of-state circulators for its petition to get itself on the ballot.…
Several blogs that cover politics and election law have linked to this New York Times story about Joseph Kennedy, the Libertarian Party candidate for U.S.…
On January 5, Georgia held a special election to fill the vacant State Senate seat, 22nd district. Georgia special elections put party labels on the ballot, but parties don’t have nominees.…
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As the year 2010 commences, Ballot Access News is 25 years old. I wish to thank everyone who reads Ballot Access News, and especially to thank those of you who post comments.
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The Third Circuit could issue an opinion in Baldwin v Cortes at any time. There will be no oral argument, and the three judges will rule strictly from having read the briefs.…
The December 28 issue of the Biloxi, Mississippi, Sun Herald, has this story about Brian Moore’s ongoing lawsuit to settle the exact deadline for candidates to file presidential elector paperwork to be on the ballot.…