Ballot Access News

Ballot Access News
Publisher	Richard Winger
Editor	Richard Winger andBill Redpath
Founded	1985
Headquarters	San Francisco, California
Website	https://ballot-access.org/

Ballot Access Newsis a United States-based website and monthly online and printnewsletteredited and published by Bill Redpath andRichard Winger.

History

Richard Winger,an expert onballot accesslaw in the United States, started the newsletter to advocate "fair and equitable ballot access laws" in 1985.^[1]^{[verification needed]}

On June 1, 2023, Richard Winger announced that Bill Redpath, former chair of theLibertarian National Committee,would replace him as editor of the newsletter.^[2]However, Winger continues to write as an editor.^{[citation needed]}

Content

Ballot Access Newsreports onstateandfederal courtdecisions,^[1]^{[verification needed]}compares American ballot access laws to those of otherdemocraticnations,^[3]covers developments on electoral systems such asinstant-runoff voting,and documents the number of votesindependentandminor partycandidates receive.^[4]^[5]The newsletter also records the activities of theCoalition for Free and Open Elections,an interest group of minor party members and others working together on ballot access law reform issues.^[6]

Notable citations

Reporting byBallot Access Newshas been cited byABC News,^[7]Politico,^[8]Reuters,^[9]and theWashington Post.^[10]

References

^^a ^bMcDermott, Irene E. (January 1, 2004), "One little, two little, three little candidates: the presidential primaries on the Web",Searcher,Ballot Access News:This respected publication—founded in 1985 by Libertarian activist Richard Winger—tracks the attempts of third-party and independent candidates for various offices to secure ballot access in the 50 states. The site also tracks changes in the law, court challenges, and other interesting tidbits of third-party news...^{[dead link]}
^Winger, Richard (2023-06-01)."Personnel Change for Ballot Access News".Ballot Access News.Retrieved2023-08-13.
^Avlon, John P. (December 30, 2011)."How ballot access laws hurt voters".CNN(Opinion).RetrievedApril 25,2012.The United States is the only nation in the world, save Switzerland, that does not have uniform federal ballot access laws, according to Ballot Access News, a website run by Richard Winger that is dedicated to the issue.
^Nash, Phil Tajitsu (January 21, 2004)."Washington Journal; The Primary Season Begins".AsianWeek.Archived fromthe originalon November 11, 2013.RetrievedApril 25,2012.Ballot Access Newsis the place where third parties across the political spectrum go to see how others have fared in trying to break the stranglehold of the two currently-dominant American political parties.
^Breidenbach, Michelle (September 5, 2002)."Reason to follow in Dad's footsteps".The Post-Standard.Archived fromthe originalon January 26, 2013.RetrievedApril 25,2012.A new report fromBallot Access Newsshows the Green Party as the only national political party to gain members in the last two years
^Hayduk, Ronald;Kevin Mattson(2002).Democracy's Moment: Reforming the American Political System for the 21st Century.Rowman & Littlefield. p. 57.ISBN 978-0-7425-1750-9.
^"How an Independent Candidate for President Can Enter Now and Compete".ABC News.August 8, 2016.
^Scher, Bill (April 19, 2020)."Will the Pandemic Keep Third Parties Off the 2020 Ballot?".Politico.
^"Roseanne Barr among presidential candidates on Florida ballot".Reuters.October 11, 2012.
^"For the first time, there are fewer registered Republicans than independents".Washington Post.February 28, 2020.

[searcher-1] McDermott, Irene E. (January 1, 2004), "One little, two little, three little candidates: the presidential primaries on the Web",Searcher,Ballot Access News:This respected publication—founded in 1985 by Libertarian activist Richard Winger—tracks the attempts of third-party and independent candidates for various offices to secure ballot access in the 50 states. The site also tracks changes in the law, court challenges, and other interesting tidbits of third-party news...^{[dead link]}

[2] Winger, Richard (2023-06-01)."Personnel Change for Ballot Access News".Ballot Access News.Retrieved2023-08-13.

[3] Avlon, John P. (December 30, 2011)."How ballot access laws hurt voters".CNN(Opinion).RetrievedApril 25,2012.The United States is the only nation in the world, save Switzerland, that does not have uniform federal ballot access laws, according to Ballot Access News, a website run by Richard Winger that is dedicated to the issue.

[4] Nash, Phil Tajitsu (January 21, 2004)."Washington Journal; The Primary Season Begins".AsianWeek.Archived fromthe originalon November 11, 2013.RetrievedApril 25,2012.Ballot Access Newsis the place where third parties across the political spectrum go to see how others have fared in trying to break the stranglehold of the two currently-dominant American political parties.

[5] Breidenbach, Michelle (September 5, 2002)."Reason to follow in Dad's footsteps".The Post-Standard.Archived fromthe originalon January 26, 2013.RetrievedApril 25,2012.A new report fromBallot Access Newsshows the Green Party as the only national political party to gain members in the last two years

[6] Hayduk, Ronald;Kevin Mattson(2002).Democracy's Moment: Reforming the American Political System for the 21st Century.Rowman & Littlefield. p. 57.ISBN 978-0-7425-1750-9.

[7] "How an Independent Candidate for President Can Enter Now and Compete".ABC News.August 8, 2016.

[8] Scher, Bill (April 19, 2020)."Will the Pandemic Keep Third Parties Off the 2020 Ballot?".Politico.

[9] "Roseanne Barr among presidential candidates on Florida ballot".Reuters.October 11, 2012.

[10] "For the first time, there are fewer registered Republicans than independents".Washington Post.February 28, 2020.

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