The April 7 Tulsa World has this editorial, suggesting that the legislature should pass HB 2134, the bill to cut the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party from 5% of the last vote, to 2.5%. Thanks to E. Zachary … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
On April 6, Nick Troiano formally announced that he will be an independent candidate for U.S. House in Pennsylvania’s 10th district. The announcement was no surprise, because he had earlier announced that he was exploring running. Troiano was the youth … Continue reading
This Hendrix College Poll for the Arkansas gubernatorial race included all four parties that are on the Arkansas ballot. The results show that either the Libertarian Party or the Green Party might poll the needed 3% to retain ballot status, … Continue reading
According to this story, the Vermont legislature has again amended SB 86. The original bill, which passed the Senate last year, moved the independent deadline from June to August. The House Committee revised the bill to move the deadline in … Continue reading
On April 3, President Obama signed HR 2019. It eliminates public funding for the presidential conventions of parties that polled at least 5% of the vote for President in the last election. The only party, other than the Democratic and … Continue reading