William Galvin has been Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since 1994. During his earlier years in office, he permitted independent presidential candidates to list stand-ins for vice-president on their general election petitions, in instances when those presidential candidates hadn’t … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2015
Law Professor Brian Kalt of Michigan State University has this interesting essay, saying Article One does not permit U.S. citizens living permanently overseas to vote for federal office. Article One of the U.S. Constitution says, “section 2. The House of … Continue reading
Philip Bump has this interesting analysis in the Washington Post about independent voters. He gathers survey research from several leading sources to show that a large majority of voters who tell pollsters that they are independents actually lean to one … Continue reading
On August 17, a state court in Philadelphia removed the Green Party nominee for City Commissioner from the November 3, 2015, on the grounds that he didn’t have enough signatures. The candidate will appeal. The judge who made that decision … Continue reading
The reason the Prohibition Party’s application for qualified party status has been denied so far in Mississippi is that the party hasn’t yet furnished documentation that the state party is affiliated with the national party. That deficiency is likely to … Continue reading