On February 10, New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver introduced A9271, to move the primary for state office from September to the fourth Tuesday in June. The bill also moves the petition deadline for independent candidates and the nominees of … Continue reading
On February 11, the Florida Libertarian convention included a debate among several candidates seeking the Libertarian Party nomination, and also a straw poll afterwards. This MSNBC story covers the event. As the article notes, Gary Johnson won the straw poll. … Continue reading
Patrick McEwen of The Capital Free Press (from Madison, Wisconsin) has this detailed analysis of how the complicated presidential primary ballot access laws of some states have injured the Rick Santorum campaign. It isn’t so much that Santorum’s name is … Continue reading
Virginia permits stand-in presidential and vice-presidential candidates on the petitions of unqualified parties. The Virginia Green Party wants to start early, so it has printed up petitions listing Jill Stein for President, and Howie Hawkins for Vice-President. Hawkins has not … Continue reading
On February 10, the Connecticut Secretary of State announced that Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum are on the ballot automatically for the April 24 Republican presidential primary. The Connecticut law says the Secretary of State is … Continue reading
