Filing for the 2016 North Carolina primary closed on December 21. Here is a link to the North Carolina Board of Elections web page, showing the list of candidates. North Carolina has 120 State House seats. In 63 of them, … Continue reading
Richard Winger
New Jersey only requires 800 signatures for a minor party or independent presidential candidate to get on the November ballot. It has long been considered one of the nation’s easiest states for presidential ballot access. However, there is a hidden … Continue reading
Bill Kristol said recently, “I do think an independent candidate might be able to win the presidency (assuming the major party nominees are Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton) if they just get some decent, calm, soft spoken guy or woman … Continue reading
On December 23, the Michigan Secretary of State’s office determined that Rocky De La Fuente has enough valid signatures to be on the Michigan Democratic presidential primary ballot. He needed 12,823 signatures. He submitted 20,166, and 16,470 were valid. The … Continue reading
Recently, Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham and head of the Billy Graham organization, said he has left the Republican Party and re-registered as an independent. He recommends that other Christians run for office outside of the two major parties. … Continue reading
On December 22, incoming Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin retracted an executive order issued November 24 by his prededessor, Steve Beshear. The order eased the ability of most ex-felons to register to vote. See this story. Bevin is a Republican and … Continue reading