Rep. Jason Saine (R-Lincolnton) introduced House Bill 794 Voter Freedom Act of 2013 today to dramatically lower the ballot access barrier for new political parties and unaffiliated candidates. House Bill 794 has bipartisan sponsors, Representatives Paul Luebke (D-Durham), David Lewis (R-Dunn), and Rodney Moore (D-Mecklenberg). A broad and diverse coalition of political parties and public […]
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North Carolina Ballot Access Bill to be Introduced April 9
April 6, 2013 
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On April 9, four North Carolina Representatives will introduce a bill to lower the number of signatures for newly-qualifying parties and independent candidates, and to provide for a later deadline. One of the sponsors is the chair of the House Committee that handles election law bills Read more via Ballot Access News » […]
Read moreNinth Circuit Rules that Libertarian Party Has Standing to Challenge Residency Requirement for Circulators
March 26, 2013 0 Comments
On March 6, the Ninth Circuit ruled that the plaintiffs in Los Angeles County Libertarian Party v Bowen have standing to challenge the residency requirement for petition circulators. The nine-page opinion, by Judge Susan Graber, reverses the U.S. District Court, which had said the plaintiffs do not have standing because the Secretary of […]
Read moreLibertarian Party of Arkansas fundraising for 2014 ballot access
March 26, 2013 0 Comments
The Libertarian Party of Arkansas is fundraising for 2014 ballot access. Post this link for people to donate: http://lpar.org/ballotaccess2014/ And from past stories on the LP of Arkansas front page: The Libertarian Party of Arkansas, in it’s first time at bat with full ballot access, elected a partisan Libertarian to office! Frank Gilbert, former […]
Read moreArizona Libertarian Party Opens its 2014 Primary to Independent Voters
March 25, 2013 0 Comments
March 19, the Arizona Libertarian Party notified the Arizona Secretary of State that the party’s 2014 primary will be open to independent voters. The party had also taken that step in 2012, although it did not let independents vote in its primary in 2008 nor 2010. Read more via Ballot Access News […]
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- North Carolina Ballot Access Bill to be Introduced April 9
- Ninth Circuit Rules that Libertarian Party Has Standing to Challenge Residency Requirement for Circulators
- Libertarian Party of Arkansas fundraising for 2014 ballot access
- Arizona Libertarian Party Opens its 2014 Primary to Independent Voters
