Earlier this year, the Republican gubernatorial nominee in New York, Bruce Blakeman, arranged for a petition to qualify himself as the nominee of the “Vote Affordable” Party. Several other Republican ...

On October 7, NBC-10 will host a televised Rhode Island gubernatorial debate. Three candidates are invited into the debate: independent Ken Block, Democrat Helena Foulkes, and Republican Aaron Guckian ...

On September 15, the Fourth Circuit heard oral argument in Hogarth v Bell, 26-1328. This is the case challenging North Carolina’s law that makes it a crime for a voter to take a picture of his or her ...

As usual this year, most New Jersey counties use party-column ballots, but never give party columns to any parties other than the Democratic and Republican Parties. See this Atlantic County ballot.

The American Center Party is on the Illinois ballot for U.S. Senate. Its nominee for that office is Whitfield Harrington, Jr. If he polls 5%, his party will be ballot-qualified for statewide office in ...

New Jersey General Election Ballot Also Uses Party Column but Only Gives Party Columns to Democratic and Republican Parties ...

New Hampshire is one of only five states that still uses a party-column ballot. New Hampshire persistently refuses to give any parties other than the Republican and Democratic Parties their own column ...

This year, for the first time, Louisiana is holding closed primaries for U.S. Senate. The law converting U.S. Senate elections to closed primaries also requires independent candidates, and the ...

On October 5, Sue Ellspermann endorsed Greg Ballard for Indiana Secretary of State. See this story. She served as Lieutenant Governor 2013-2016, on the same ticket as Governor Mike Pence. Greg Ballard ...

Here is a sample ballot for Maine for the November 2026 election. In general elections, Maine used ranked choice voting for federal offices but not state offices.

The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission hosts a televised debate on Monday, October 5, between the Republican, Democratic, and No Labels Party nominees. See this story.

Commissioner Bob Aguiar changed his registration from Republican to Constitution. He is Chair of the County Commission. He had been elected to a four-year term in 2024 as a Republican. See this story.