On June 12, the Texas Libertarian Party held its state nominating convention. See this story. Kinky Friedman, who was on the ballot in 2006 as an independent candidate for Governor, addressed the convention. Attendance was approximately 200. … Continue reading
The June 13 Washington Post has this analysis by Dan Balz, saying the voters are angrier than usual and that makes the election more difficult to predict. He did not discuss minor party or independent candidates. It seems likely that … Continue reading
The ACLU, which is fighting Montana’s independent candidate deadline (for office other than President) of March, has filed this brief in the 9th circuit. The case is called Kelly v McCulloch. The U.S. District Court had dismissed the case, claiming … Continue reading
Gail Collins, a regular columnist for the New York Times, has this June 12 column which talks about the recent South Carolina Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. She concludes by saying, “We’ve spent decades now working on the assumption that … Continue reading
Minor parties or independent candidates have constitutional lawsuits pending in at least 21 states: 1. Arkansas, where the Green Party is challenging the state’s definition of “qualified party”. 2. California, where the Libertarian Party is challenging residency requirements for petition … Continue reading
