Political scientist Larry Sabato has this article in Politico Magazine, criticizing the rules for inclusion in the Republican debate sponsored by Fox News. Sabato recommends including all 17 candidates, and would have two debates, with a random process determining which … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2015
Jesse Ventura has endorsed Bernie Sanders for President. See this story. Thanks to Jack Ross for the link. … Continue reading
All states have deadlines for independent presidential candidates to file ballot access petitions that range from June 9 to September 9, 2016; except that the Texas independent presidential petition deadline is May 9. The U.S. Supreme Court said in Anderson … Continue reading
On July 17, a U.S. District Court in Arkansas cancelled the upcoming trial in Moore v Martin, the case that challenges the 2014 and 2018 petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates. The 2013 legislature had moved the deadline from May … Continue reading
Oliver Hall, ballot access attorney for Ralph Nader and also ballot access attorney for several minor parties over the last decade, has this letter in the print edition of the New York Times, February 17. The letter rebuts the implication … Continue reading