On February 11, attorneys for Ohio state government said they will drop their appeal of the January 7, 2014 order of a U.S. District Court that put Ohio’s minor parties on the 2014 ballot. When the state had appealed that … Continue reading
On February 10, Bill Bloomfield announced that he will not be an independent candidate for U.S. House, in California’s 33rd district. This is the district in which veteran Congressman Henry Waxman is not running for re-election. In 2012, Bloomfield was … Continue reading
On February 10, the Arizona House Rules Committee passed HB 2196 by a vote of 5-2. This is the bill that repeals the 2013 omnibus election law bill. That 2013 bill made it very difficult for members of qualified minor … Continue reading
Sam Rankin of Billings, Montana, will attempt to get on the ballot this year as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Montana. See this story. No one has qualified as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Montana since … Continue reading
Harley McLain, of Valley City, North Dakota, died on February 9 at the age of 62. See this obituary. As the obituary explains, he filed a lawsuit in 1978 that resulted in the Eighth Circuit ruling that North Dakota’s party … Continue reading
