In July this year, Laura Thompson was told by the Texas Secretary of State that she did not have the needed 500 valid signatures to be on the November 2016 ballot as an independent candidate for State Representative, 120th district. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2016
This story describes the Montana State Supreme Court fight over whether Roger Roots, the Libertarian Party nominee, should be on the November ballot. The Secretary of State is being sued by Republican Party activists, who believe she should not have … Continue reading
On September 12, U.S. District Court Judge James M. Moody, Jr., again found that Arkansas election law concerning when newly-qualifying parties must nominate their candidates is unconstitutional. He had made a similar ruling on July 15, but on August 12 … Continue reading
The Independent Party of Delaware is the third largest party in Delaware, by voter registration; only the Republican and Democratic Parties have more registrants. It has 4,459 registered members, close to 1%. It has been on the ballot starting in … Continue reading
This year, there is no Democratic Party nominee for U.S. House in the First, Third, and Fourth Districts of Arkansas. By comparison, in 2014, Democrats had nominees in three of the four districts. This year and also in 2014, Libertarians … Continue reading