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The Role of ‘Sore Loser’ Laws in the Presidential Race

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For members: The new issue of Ballot Access News.

This issue includes a good analysis of why “sore loser” laws can’t be applied to presidential candidates. There’s also a review of pending bills which would could impact the 2024 presidential primaries.

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The Latest on Ballot Access

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For members: The latest issue of Ballot Access News.

This issue reviews ballot access bills under consideration in 19 states. There’s also a review of Laboratories Against Democracy.

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Expanding Ballot Access in the States

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For members: The latest issue of Ballot Access News.

This issue looks at new efforts to expand ballot access in New York and New Hampshire. Similar bills may be introduced in 16 other states.

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Did Ballot Restrictions Backfire on New York Democrats?

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For members: The latest issue of Ballot Access News.

This issue look at the possible link between New York’s restrictive ballot access laws and the underperformance of Democratic candidates in the 2022 midterm elections.

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GOP Could Face Electoral College Backlash in 2024

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For members: The new issue of Ballot Access News.

“Never in history has the electoral college damaged the Republican Party. In 1876, 1888, 2000, and 2016, the Democratic Party presidential nominee won the most popular votes but still lost the presidency.”

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Court Upholds New York Ballot Access Law

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For members: The new issue of Ballot Access News.

This issue includes ballot access news from New York, Delaware, Arkansas, Texas, Wyoming and more. There’s also an interesting chart on the number of legislative seats on the ballot in 2022.

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The Worst Court for Ballot Access Since 1948

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For members: The new issue of Ballot Access News.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has been in office since 2005 and his court has been the first since the 1940s to do nothing to expand ballot access.

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Green Party Wins Ballot Access In North Carolina

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For members: The new issue of Ballot Access News.

This issue includes ballot access news from Montana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida, Louisiana, Georgia and more. There’s also an interesting chart on minor party candidates in top-two primaries.

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Maine Tries to Ban Out-of-State Circulators

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For members: The new issue of Ballot Access News.

This issue includes ballot access news from Maine, North Carolina, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon and Georgia. There’s also an interesting chart showing qualified third parties with names that would be banned in New York.

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The Last Time a Third Party Candidate Won

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For members: The new issue of Ballot Access News.

My favorite item in this issue is a chart showing the last time a candidate who was neither a Republican or Democrat was elected in each of the fifty states.

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The Latest Insurrection Court Decisions

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For members: The new issue of Ballot Access News.

This issue includes ballot access news from Alaska, Arizona, New York, Tennessee and Georgia. It also reviews the latest insurrection court decisions and a complete list of ballot access bills that have passed in the states since 1972.

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Can You Keep Candidates Off the Ballot for Insurrection?

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For members: The new issue of Ballot Access News.

This edition notes that three courts recently issued very different decisions about whether states can keep congressional candidates off the ballot for promoting insurrection.

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Green Party Sues Indiana Over Ballot Access

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This edition includes the latest on the Green Party’s effort to get on the ballot in Indiana as well as the latest of many ballot access cases around the country.

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How to Get on the Ballot in Every State

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This edition includes the latest on ballot access cases as well as an overview of the rules in every state for petitioning for statewide races.

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Court Upholds Most Restrictive Ballot Access Law

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For members: The latest issue of Ballot Access News.

This edition includes news on the nation’s most restrictive ballot access law, which was recently upheld by the federal courts even though it hasn’t been used in the last 58 years.

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Georgia Ballot Access Hangs In the Balance

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This edition includes the latest on Georgia and New York ballot access court cases. There are also good charts on the number of minor party candidates in each state on the statewide ballot from 1970 to 2020.

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Ballot Access Restrictions Struck Down In Maine, Montana

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For members: The latest issue of Ballot Access News.

This issue includes news on ballot access restrictions struck down in Maine and Montana, a fascinating table of the most crowded U.S. Senate races and more from around the country.

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Avoiding Overcrowded Ballots

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For members: The latest issue of Ballot Access News.

This issue includes a study on the relationship between ballot access and crowded ballots, a review of Andrew Yang’s new book, the final tally from of California’s recall election and much more news from around the country.

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Taegan Goddard

Taegan Goddard

Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire -- which for more than two decades has been one of the nation's most influential political news sites.

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