On June 16, the Arkansas Secretary of State determined that the Libertarian Party petition for party status has enough valid signatures. The party had submitted 16,000 to meet a requirement of 10,000. The validity rate was approximately 75%. Before 1971, … Continue reading
Americans Elect has collected more than 1,000,000 signatures on its petition to qualify as a party in California. The party’s national web page does not tell how many signatures it has collected in any particular state. However, as of June … Continue reading
On June 15, the Louisiana Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee passed HB 533. This is the Secretary of State’s omnibus election law bill. Among other things, it lets independent candidates choose the label “independent” on the ballot. Current law puts … Continue reading
The June 13 edition of the Franklin (Virginia) News-Post has this story, in which former U.S. House member Virgil Goode says he is considering whether to seek the Constitution Party’s presidential nomination. The Constitution Party has never before had a … Continue reading
During the last eight days, three federal courts have either enjoined, or declared unconstitutional, various laws that control campaign spending: 1. On June 7, a U.S. District Court in Virginia re-affirmed its May 26 ruling in United States v Danielczyk, … Continue reading
