In 2011, the Florida legislature made it illegal for anyone to seek the nomination of a qualified party if the candidate had been a member of another party in the preceding year. The Florida Libertarian Party has decided to challenge … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
The June 21 Los Angeles Times has this op-ed by Harold Meyerson, editor of American Prospect, about California’s top-two primary. Thanks to Mark Hinkle for the link. … Continue reading
Filing has closed in New Jersey. The U.S. Senate November ballot will have five nominees, those of the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Democratic-Republican Parties and an independent candidate who ballot slogan is “Economic Growth.” The Democratic-Republican Party is not allowed to … Continue reading
On June 20, Mike Feinstein announced that he will run for the Santa Monica city council this November. He has been a state and national leader of the Green Party, and had served on the same City Council ten years … Continue reading
According to this story, one of the Oregon initiatives for a top-two system has collected 145,000 signatures, so it is very likely to qualify. It needs 87,213 valid signatures by July 3. The initiative that is qualifying is the same … Continue reading