The last time the Green Party completed a petition to be on the 2016 ballot for President was in the fall of 2015, when it completed its Arkansas presidential petition. The Nevada Green Party seems likely to be the first … Continue reading
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Steve Benen of MSNBC has this commentary on the recent Libertarian Party national convention. He contrasts the Libertarian convention to the expected characteristics of the upcoming Republican convention. Brian Doherty of Reason has this article, one of the very few … Continue reading
The deadline to file for the Alaska primary is June 1. Here is the list of candidates so far. Two Libertarians are opposing each other in the Libertarian primary for U.S. House. It is somewhat unusual for minor parties to … Continue reading
The Atlantic has this thorough article about the law concerning presidential public funding for candidates seeking the nomination of a party. Jill Stein and Martin O’Malley are the only presidential candidates who applied for such money this year. The article … Continue reading
France holds a presidential election in April 2017. The law technically does not permit independent candidates for President in France. But a group has organized to create a method for an independent to run. The selection process is open to … Continue reading
This article, published May 30, says Bill Kristol and other anti-Trump Republicans are still looking for an independent presidential candidate they can support. … Continue reading