Category Archives: ballot access
“Americans Elect Invites Vote Buying & Selling, Rejects Voter Privacy!”
See here.
Quote of the Day
“Irony. They won’t disclose donors’ identities, but they will disclose voters’ identities”
–Pamela Smith, President of Verified Voting, commenting on the news that there is no secret ballot in the Americans Elect Internet nominations process.
Voting in Americans Elect Internet Primary Will Not Be Secret
I have been very critical of Americans Elect’s rules and procedures for conducting its nomination process, including its use of the Internet for voting. William Kelleher, who is generally a supporter of Internet voting, wrote to Americans Elect to… Continue reading
“Four Georgia Senators Introduce Bill to Require Petition Signers to Show Government Photo-ID”
Ballot Access News reports.
NCSL’s “The Canvass” Focuses on Ballot Access
“Newt Gingrich drops quest for Virginia ballot”
Josh Gerstein reports. Maybe better to lose in the courts then get trounced in his own backyard?
Ninth Circuit Brief Filed in Top-Two Case
From the challengers: “Our Brief shows that California’s Top Two Primary Law violated the rights of Californians in two troubling ways. First, it unconstitutionally violated the rights of minor-party candidates, by forcing them to falsely state on the ballot… Continue reading
“Tennessee Ballot Access Law for New and Minor Parties Struck Down”
Ballot Access News reports on what could be a significant ruling for minor parties.
“Rick Perry Withdraws from Virginia Lawsuit Over Out-of-State Petitioners, but Gingrich will Keep the Lawsuit Alive”
Ballot Access News reports.
“Virginia Legislative Committee Passes Bill to Allow Write-in Votes in Primaries”
Winger: “It is ironic that at the same time Virginia is adding write-in space on some ballots, the California legislature is about to pass AB 1413, which eliminates write-in space on general election ballots for Congress and state office.”… Continue reading
“California Secretary of State Says Qualified Parties Are Free to Avoid a Presidential Primary if they Wish”
Ballot Access News reports. The report leads one reader to wonder, at this point, what’s California’s interest in requiring a party to qualify by January 2 of an election year?
“The Electoral Train Wreck Scenario”
Martin Frost has written this column on Americans Elect.
Has Tom Friedman Given Up on Americans Elect?
AE is conspicuous in its absence in today’s column. (I highlighted Tom Friedman’s earlier infatuation with the group in this Politico oped.)