Merlin Miller has formed a new party, called the American Eagle Party. Miller had been the 2012 presidential nominee of American Third Position, which later changed its name to the American Freedom Party. Although many leaders of the American Freedom … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2015
The Atlanta Progressive News has this story about HB 58, which eases ballot access for independent and minor party candidates for U.S. House, legislature, and partisan county office. … Continue reading
A local school board in New Mexico had the ultimate low turnout…three candidates were on the ballot, to fill three positions. No candidate received even one vote. Zero voters showed up. See this story. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the … Continue reading
The Institute of Governmental Studies, at U.C. Berkeley, publishes the California Journal of Politics & Policy. The latest issue, Volume 7, issue 1, 2015, has just been posted on-line and can be seen at this link. It contains six scholarly … Continue reading
Joe Brown, a former Tampa Tribune columnist, has this op-ed in that newspaper, advocating that write-in space on Florida ballots be abolished. Write-ins in Florida are already severely restricted. No one can be a write-in candidate unless he or she … Continue reading