See this story, which says that recently, Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler tweeted that he doesn’t have authority to determine if presidential candidates meet the constitutional qualifications, and to remove them from the November ballot if they don’t meet … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2012
The March 28 Birmingham News has this editorial, in support of Senator Cam Ward’s SB 15, which eases ballot access for newly-qualifying parties and independent candidates. This newspaper has been a strong supporter of easier ballot access for many years … Continue reading
On March 28, the news broke that California Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher is changing his registration from “Republican” to “independent”. He is not running for re-election. Instead, he is running for the non-partisan post of Mayor of San Diego. He has … Continue reading
The Daily Free Press, an independent student newspaper at Boston University, has this article about Economics Professor Laurence Kotlikoff’s campaign for the Americans Elect presidential nomination. As the story says, because he has never held important elected office, he needs … Continue reading
The Constitution Party has qualified for the ballot in Wyoming, for the first time in its history. The Secretary of State has determined that its petition has enough valid signatures. Wyoming now has five ballot-qualified parties. The others are Democratic, … Continue reading