Johns Creek, Georgia, held run-off elections for city council on December 1. Chris Coughlin, a Libertarian Party member, won the race for the special term, for city council post 2. But he lost the race for the full term. He … Continue reading
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The Tennessee Secretary of State says 14 Republicans and 3 Democrats will be on the presidential primary ballot. See this story for a list of the names. Presidential candidates get on the primary ballot either by being discussed in major … Continue reading
Virginia requires all presidential primary candidates to submit at least 5,000 signatures. According to this story, the state party is expecting at least twelve candidates to submit petitions. That will be the most crowded Virginia Republican presidential primary ever. The … Continue reading
On November 30, a state trial court in Tucson, Arizona, heard a case filed by two Republican nominees for city council in the 2015 election. Tucson uses partisan city elections, in which partisan primaries are held in districts to select … Continue reading
According to this story, a new party, the Green Mountain Party, has been organized in Vermont and it expects to be on the ballot in 2016. … Continue reading
On November 25, a 3-judge U.S. District Court declined to postpone the North Carolina primary election, which will be held March 15, 2016. The postponement of the primary had been requested by the plaintiffs in Covington v State. They argue … Continue reading