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23 Dec California’s 2020 shadow sparks New Hampshire fears

Posted at 23:11h in 2020, absentee, ballot access, California, presidential primary, primaries, vblog, y class 0 Comments

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Bill Gardner, guardian of the first-in-the-nation presidential primary, says he won’t set early state’s date until late next year.Source: California’s 2020 shadow sparks New Hampshire fears...

12 Dec Utah Government Asks U.S. Supreme Court for More Time to Respond to Republican Case

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The U.S. Supreme Court had asked the Utah government to respond by January 2, in Utah Republican Party v Cox. This is the case over whether the First Amendment freedom of association clause protects a party’s right to decide for itself how it nominates.Source: Utah...

29 Sep Poll Shows 23% of Californians Who Plan to Cast a Vote Will Leave U.S. Senate Blank

Posted at 07:14h in 2018, ballot access, California, congress, election administration, election integrity, top-two, vblog 0 Comments

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On September 26, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released a statewide poll for various California races and ballot measures. It shows that 23% of residents who say they will cast a ballot, intend to leave U.S. Senate blank.Source: Poll Shows 23% of Californians...

25 Aug Utah Supreme Court denies place on November ballot for Count My Vote initiative

Posted at 14:48h in 2018, ballot access, Election Law, initiative, parties, Utah, vblog 0 Comments

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SALT LAKE CITY — A citizens' initiative to maintain Utah's dual-track system for nominating candidates for political office won't be on the November election ballot.Source: Utah Supreme Court denies place on November ballot for Count My Vote initiative...

23 Aug California Today: An Indictment Reveals a Pitfall in the Top-Two Primary System

Posted at 17:38h in ballot access, California, Campaign Finance, Election Law, parties, top-two, vblog 0 Comments

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Good morning. A good deal of thought went into the top-two nonpartisan primary system that was approved by California voters in 2010. It passed with the support of some high-profile politicians (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and no shortage of academics.Source: California Today: An Indictment Reveals a Pitfall...

15 Jul Twelve Write-in Candidates in California Primary Place Second and Will Run in November

Posted at 06:02h in ballot access, California, top-two, vblog 0 Comments

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On July 13, the California Secretary of State released the official tally for the June 5, 2018 primary. In three U.S. House races and nine Assembly races, a write-in candidate placed second and will appear on the November ballot.Source: Twelve Write-in Candidates in California Primary...

17 Apr Tens of thousands of votes are in danger of not being counted in California’s biggest races this June

Posted at 16:49h in 2018, ballot access, California, election administration, vblog, yclass 0 Comments

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In the vast majority of elections, it's the simplest rule of all: You can only vote for one candidate. Make a mark beside the name of more than one person, and that vote doesn't count. Such mistakes are usually rare, which is what made California's...

17 Apr Roy Exum: GOP’s “Bad Business”

Posted at 16:49h in 2018, ballot access, Election Law, parties, vblog, yclass 0 Comments

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About 20 minutes before last Thursday’s deadline for candidates to withdraw from this year’s elections in Tennessee, state Republican Party chairman Scott Golden sent Secretary of State Tre Hargett a letter disqualifying Franklin’s Raeshawn Sanchez from the August 2nd primary.Source: Roy Exum: GOP's "Bad Business"...

10 Apr Arizona Libertarian Party Files Final Brief in Ninth Circuit in Ballot Access Case

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On April 6, the Arizona Libertarian Party filed this reply brief in its ballot access case, Libertarian Party of Arizona v Reagan, 17-16491. The issue is the large number of signatures needed for a member of the Libertarian Party to get on the party’s primary...

30 Mar Commentary: Democrats allow GOP to game top-two primary

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Source: Commentary: Democrats allow GOP to game top-two primary...