Category Archives: ballot access
Trump Running as an Independent Candidate?
“Indiana Won’t Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Overturn Seventh Circuit Ruling that struck down Limited Nominations for Judicial Races”
“The 2016 ballot wars begin”
Politico:
Barring a major organizational misfire, there’s little doubt that the top-tier Republicans with big money operations – Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump – will be on the ballot nationwide. But for everyone… Continue reading
“Who in New Hampshire Gets to Decide if Ted Cruz is a ‘Natural-Born Citizen?'”
“Ballotpedia Will Hold Webinar on Presidential Ballot Access Laws & Deadlines”
Press release about October 28 event.
“A Bloomberg Run? Drums are Beating”
“Jim Webb, a Blip in the Polls, Warns of an Independent Run”
“U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Hear California Minor Party Lawsuit Against Top-Two”
“Filing Deadlines Add to Pressure on Joe Biden”
“I’m Trying to Run for President, but the Democrats Won’t Let Me”
Larry Lessig in Politico:
Here’s how you make the debates: After one declares, a candidate is formally welcomed into the race by the Democratic National Committee. Polling firms, taking a cue from the DNC, include that candidate on their… Continue reading
“For Biden, calendar makes his 2016 decision tough to delay”
AP:
The process to get on the ballot varies greatly from state to state, creating a maze of requirements that campaigns must meet: petitions to be collected, signatures to be counted and notifications made to political parties, elections boards… Continue reading
“Presidential Ballot Access: 50 Shades of Law”
That’s the lead story in NCSL’s The Canvass.