On August 16, the Georgia Secretary of State said that the Green Party presidential petition doesn’t have enough valid signatures. The state says only 5,925 signatures are valid. The requirement is 7,500. See this story. This is the second time … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2016
On August 16, the national Working Families Party announced that its members had voted to endorse Hillary Clinton for President. See this story, which says she won 68%. Most who did not support her chose “no endorsement”. The endorsement process … Continue reading
August 15 is the Utah deadline for presidential candidates of unqualified parties, and independent presidential candidates, to submit their petitions. The state requires 1,000. Five petitions were submitted: Rocky De La Fuente, Alysson Kennedy (Socialist Workers Party), Evan McMullin, Monica … Continue reading
On August 12, U.S. District Court Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald, an Obama appointee, refused injunctive relief to Rocky De La Fuente, who had sued California over the requirement that he submit 178,039 signatures by August 12 to be on the … Continue reading
Greg Orman has this op-ed in the Hutchinson News, about the decision of Kansas TV station WIBW to exclude independent candidate Alan LaPolice from its upcoming debate. LaPolice is the first person to have qualified for a U.S. House seat … Continue reading