On June 17, the Constitution, Green and Libertarian Parties asked U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Stengel to put them on the November ballot with no further need for any legal briefs. Last month Judge Stengel had deferred to the 3rd … Continue reading
Charleston, West Virginia Mayor Danny Jones has changed his party registration from “Republican” to “independent”, according to this story. He has been elected Mayor four times in partisan elections. The last re-election for him was in 2015. He says he … Continue reading
The Oregonian, daily newspaper in Portland, has this article by Sal Peralta, a leader of the Independent Party. The second half of this article discusses the party’s plans to create a national coalition of one-state independent parties. … Continue reading
Governing Magazine has this story, publicizing the scandal that 40% (and sometimes more) of U.S. state legislative elections have only one candidate on the ballot in November. Generally, the fewer contested races in any particular state, the worse the ballot … Continue reading
On June 17, just hours before the Arizona Green Party was set to file a lawsuit to get its presidential nominee on the November 2016 Arizona ballot, the Secretary of State asked for talks with the party’s attorney. It is … Continue reading
