California has four ballot-qualified minor parties: American Independent (Constitution); Green; Libertarian; Peace & Freedom. All four of them traditionally hold their own presidential primaries. Each party state chair is empowered to tell the Secretary of State which names to list … Continue reading
John Hagelin, presidential candidate of the Natural Law Party in 1992, 1996 and 2000, has announced that he is creating a new university, Maharishi Central University. Here is the webpage. The school will be in Kansas. … Continue reading
On August 21, Arizona moved its presidential primary from February 26 to February 5. Arizona election law gives the Governor authority to set the date, and Governor Janet Napolitano signed a proclamation to make that change. … Continue reading
California businessman Tom Steyer, a Democrat, has filed paperwork to launch an initiative campaign to place the National Popular Vote Plan before California voters. That proposal, if it qualifies, would compete with the Republican plan to elect one elector from … Continue reading
The two-day trial in Yes on Term Limits v Savage concluded on August 21. The case, in federal court in Oklahoma City, concerns Oklahoma’s ban on out-of-state petition circulators. Federal judge Tim Leonard asked that each side submit post-trial briefs, … Continue reading
