On March 19, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy DeGiusti declined to issue an injunction, putting the Libertarian Party on the Oklahoma ballot. He noted that the party submitted 57,137 signatures by the March 1 deadline, and that the requirement is … Continue reading
The Green Papers has these election returns for Puerto Rico’s presidential primary. Six candidates were on the ballot: Mitt Romney 82.88%; Rick Santorum 8.02%; Buddy Roemer 2.21%; Newt Gingrich 2.05%; Fred Karger 1.43%; Ron Paul 1.22%; write-in 2.18%. UPDATE: here … Continue reading
Filing has closed for the French presidential election being held next month. Nine parties succeeded in placing a presidential nominee on the ballot. See this story. Also, an independent candidate qualified. The nine parties are the Union for a Popular … Continue reading
This Politico story says that the reason Mitt Romney didn’t challenge Rick Santorum’s presidential primary petitions in Illinois is that if he had, then Santorum would have challenged the Romney petitions. Romney’s petitions might have been invalid because Romney’s statement … Continue reading
Arizona HB 2826 passed the House on March 1, and passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 12. It would eliminate all elections for public office in Arizona, except in August and November of even-numbered years. The bill, if signed … Continue reading
