U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Piersol will hear Libertarian Party of South Dakota v Gant on Thursday, August 28, at 10 a.m. This is the case over whether the party’s nominee for Public Service Commissioner, Ryan Gaddy, should be on … Continue reading
Late in the day on August 26, the California Assembly passed AB 2351, so the bill is now through the legislature and on its way to Governor Jerry Brown. It eases the definition of “political party.” Thanks to C.T. Weber … Continue reading
The Oregonian has this op-ed, advocating that Oregon voters not vote for Measure 90 in November 2014. That is the initiative for a top-two election system. The op-ed is by Blair Bobier. … Continue reading
On August 26, Public Policy Polling released an Iowa poll. For Governor, the results are: Republican incumbent Terry Branstad 48%; Democrat Jack Hatch 35%; Libertarian Lee Deakins Hieb 2%; New Independent Party Jim Hennager 2%; Iowa Party Jonathan Narcisse 1%; … Continue reading
No minor party candidates filed to run for either branch of Congress in Massachusetts this year, except for the Green Party’s nominee in the 7th U.S. House district, Jason P. Lowenthal. However, even though he submitted 3,000 signatures to meet … Continue reading
