On January 10, the Oregon Secretary of State said he would put these candidates on the major party presidential primary ballots automatically: Democrats Clinton, Edwards, Gravel, Kucinich, Obama; Republicans Giuliani, Huckabee, Hunter, McCain, Paul, Romney, Thompson. The law says candidates … Continue reading
On January 3, New Mexico congressional candidate Don Wiviott filed a lawsuit in state court, alleging that the new primary ballot access (for office other than president) is unconstitutional. The 2007 legislature changed the primary ballot access law, so that … Continue reading
The Oregon Independent Party became ballot-qualified in January 2007. It was formed by people who were angry that the 2005 session of the Oregon legislature had made ballot access so difficult for independent candidates. Oregon law provides two methods for … Continue reading
Vermont holds presidential primaries on March 4. The state has four parties that are qualified for their own primaries: Democratic, Republican, Progressive, and Liberty Union. However, the Progressive Party doesn’t want its own presidential primary. Vermont requires presidential candidates to … Continue reading
The South Carolina Republican presidential primary results (with 97% of the vote counted) are McCain 143,224; Huckabee 128,908; Thompson 67,897; Romney 64,970; Paul 15,773; Giuliani 9,112; Hunter 1,035. The Democratic South Carolina will be on Saturday, January 26. Congressman Duncan … Continue reading
