On December 14, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted told the press that Donald Trump can’t qualify as an independent presidential candidate in Ohio (should he want to do that), because Ohio, starting in 1981, defined “Independent candidate” to be … Continue reading
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On Sunday, December 13, the Ohio Libertarian Party asked for a rehearing in the part of its ballot access case that is pending in the Sixth Circuit. Libertarian Party of Ohio v Husted, 15-4270. The Sixth Circuit last week ruled … Continue reading
On December 11, Arkansas filed its brief in Libertarian Party of Arkansas v Martin, e.d., 4:15cv-635. The issue is a new law that says qualified minor parties (which nominate by convention) must nominate all their candidates for public office, except … Continue reading
On Sunday, December 13, CNN announced the names of the nine Republican presidential candidates who qualified for the main stage for the December 15 debate. See this story. Essentially the criteria was to be at 3%. The debate is in … Continue reading
This Zogby Poll, released December 9, seems to show that a larger proportion of independent voters support Donald Trump, compared to Republicans. The poll says 33% of Republicans support him, but 56% of independents support him. … Continue reading
The American Independent Party, which is on the ballot in California but no other state, will let independent voters vote in its presidential primary in 2016. California law lets each qualified party decide whether or not to invite independents to … Continue reading