On July 21, Anthony Pollina announced that he will run Vermont Governor as an independent candidate, not as the nominee of the Progressive Party. To get on the ballot as an independent, he only needs 250 signatures by September 12 … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2008
On the evening of July 28, the Kentucky Libertarian Party state committee voted 9-0 to remove Sonny Landham as the party’s U.S. Senate nominee. See this news story. … Continue reading
On July 28, an independent candidate for U.S. House filed a federal lawsuit against Illinois’ 5% (of the last vote cast) petition requirement for that office. Illinois law says that in years after redistricting, such as 1982, 1992, 2002, etc., … Continue reading
The Kentucky Libertarian Party has been embarassed by the recent comments of its U.S. Senate candidate, Sonny Landham. He has disparaged Arab people. Yet he is listed on the party’s statewide petition (for U.S. Senate), along with the party’s presidential … Continue reading
On July 28, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court unanimously removed Herb Hoffman from the November ballot. He is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate. Maine will now be one of eight states with no one on the ballot for U.S. … Continue reading
At least ten presidential nominating conventions will be held in August and September: 1. The Peace and Freedom Party meets in Sacramento, California, on August 2-3. 2. The Natural Law Party of Michigan meets on August 9. 3. The Independent … Continue reading