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U S District Court Strikes Down Tennessee Law Giving Two Major Parties Best Spot on Ballot; and Also Strikes Down Petition Requirement Again
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Michigan Libertarian Party Gains a Partisan Office-Holder
By Krzysztof Lesiak on June 26, 2013 10:25 PM
Published on Ballot Access News on June 26, 2013:
On June 21, Rosanne Koss, a Southfield Township Trustee, announced that she had changed her party affiliation from Republican to Libertarian.…
North Dakota TV Station Publicizes Libertarian Party Petition Drive
By Krzysztof Lesiak on June 25, 2013 10:45 PM
From Ballot Access News, June 25, 2013:
WDAY, a television station in Fargo, North Dakota, has this short piece about the Libertarian Party’s ballot access petition for the 2014 election.…
Arizona Omnibus Election Law Bill May Face a Referendum
By Krzysztof Lesiak on June 25, 2013 10:41 PM
From Ballot Access News, on June 25, 2013:
As noted earlier, an omnibus election law bill was signed by Arizona’s Governor Jan Brewer last week.…
Peculiar Quirk in Wisconsin Election Law Means Libertarian Party is Not Ballot-Qualified After All
By Krzysztof Lesiak on June 24, 2013 6:53 PM
Published on Ballot Access News on June 24, 2013:
Immediately after the November 2012 election, this blog and the written newsletter both said that the Wisconsin Libertarian Party had re-gained qualified party status in Wisconsin.
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Some Arizona Republican Legislators Admit They Passed Election Restriction to Keep Libertarians Off Ballot
By Krzysztof Lesiak on June 19, 2013 6:40 PM
From Ballot Access News, June 19th:
The East Valley Tribune, which covers the eastern Phoenix suburbs, has this article about HB 2305, an election law bill sitting on the Governor’s desk which makes it very difficult for members of small qualified parties to get on their own party primary ballots.…
Kansas Secretary of State Makes it More Difficult for a Party to Remain on the Ballot; Removes Reform Party
By Krzysztof Lesiak on June 17, 2013 1:04 AM
From Ballot Access News, June 14, 2013:
Kansas Secretary of State Re-Interprets Law to Make it More Difficult for a Party to Remain on the Ballot; Removes Reform Party
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach recently re-interpreted Kansas election law section 25-302b, the law that determines how a party remains on the ballot.…
North Carolina Bill to Abolish State Income Tax Check-off for Political Parties Moves Ahead
By Krzysztof Lesiak on June 17, 2013 12:32 AM
From Ballot Access News, June 15th:
On June 12, North Carolina HB 951 passed the House Finance Committee. It repeals the state income tax form check-off that asks taxpayers if they wish to send a small donation to their favorite political party.…
Robert Sarvis, Libertarian Candidate for Governor of Virginia, Submits 18,000 Signatures
By Krzysztof Lesiak on June 14, 2013 10:46 AM
From Ballot Access News, June 12th:
Virginia holds elections this November for state office, including Governor. The petition deadline for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, is June 11.…