Florida is the only state in which the filing deadline to file as a write-in for president in the general election is earlier than the deadline for a new party to get on the ballot for President. The Florida write-in … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On July 17, an ABC News/Washington Post poll was released for the presidential election. It shows that the combined effect of Gary Johnson and Jill Stein in the race does not tilt the identity of the winner. When respondents are … Continue reading
On July 16, the West Virginia Green Party (which is named the Mountain Party) nominated Charlotte Pritt for Governor, and she accepted. In 1996 she was the Democratic Party nominee for Governor of West Virginia. She lost the 1996 general … Continue reading
The Democrat-Gazette, the largest newspaper in Arkansas, has this story about the July 15 decision that struck down the Arkansas law requiring parties that nominate by convention to have chosen all the party’s nominees (except President) a year before the … Continue reading
On July 15, independent candidate Bob Perls filed a lawsuit in state court, arguing that the number of signatures needed for independent candidates in New Mexico violates the state Constitution. The New Mexico Constitution says, “All elections shall be free … Continue reading
On July 15, U.S. District Court Judge James M. Moody, Jr., an Obama appointee, issued an order in Libertarian Party of Arkansas v Martin, e.d., 4:15cv-635. It says the Arkansas law requiring newly-qualifying parties to choose all their nominees (except … Continue reading