According to this story, Paul Johnson, former Mayor of Phoenix, will attempt to qualify an initiative in 2016 to convert all Arizona elections, except presidential elections, to non-partisan elections. There will be no party labels on any ballot, except for … Continue reading
Although the Georgia Libertarian Party is ballot-qualified for statewide office, it is not ballot-qualified for district office. This year, the only Libertarian who tried to get on the ballot for a district office, Jeff Amason, managed to collect the signatures … Continue reading
On July 25, James T. Parker, independent candidate for New Mexico Education Commission (a partisan office elected by districts), filed this brief in his ballot access case, Parker v Duran. The lawsuit challenges the 3% petition for independent candidates, and … Continue reading
On July 24, Gravis released a new poll for the Montana U.S. Senate race. The results: Republican Steve Daines 45%, Democratic incumbent John Walsh 38%, Libertarian Roger Roots 9%, undecided 8%. Just a week ago, another poll had Roots at … Continue reading
On July 26, the New York Times carried three letters to the editor, disagreeing with the July 22 op-ed by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer that advocates top-two primaries. Only one of the three letters mentions that a top-two system keeps … Continue reading
