In the two year cycle between congressional elections, November of even-numbered years is the prime month for talking to state legislators about making improvements to election laws, and any laws that need improving. Now is the time for individuals to … Continue reading
Richard Winger
In the Alaska U.S. Senate race, Libertarian Party nominee Joe Miller placed second, with 29.6% of the vote. The Democratic nominee, Ray Metcalfe, polled 11.1%. This is the first time any Libertarian nominee for either house of Congress has ever … Continue reading
See this story at Independent Political Report, which mentions two partisan wins for Libertarian nominees on November 8, and also the election of Aaron Starr, long-time Libertarian Party activist, to the city council of Oxnard, California, a city of 200,000 … Continue reading
Michigan required parties to poll at least 154,040 votes for a statewide race this year, in order to qualify for a primary in 2018. Both the Working Class Party and the Libertarian Party had some statewide candidates who exceeded this … Continue reading
One of the Libertarian Party’s four state legislators, John Moore, was running for re-election this week. He was defeated. He received 6.8% of the vote; his Democratic opponent Jason Frierson was elected with 56.1%; and his Republican opponent, Norm Ross, … Continue reading
On November 8, Colorado voters passed Initiative 108 by 52.4% – 47.6%. It requires the Democratic and Republican Parties to allow independent voters to vote in partisan primaries. Also, voters passed Initiative 107 by a large margin, 63.7% – 36.3%. … Continue reading