On August 1, the Arkansas Libertarian Party asked Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin to put four of its nominees for the legislature on the November ballot. They are the four candidates nominated by the party’s second nominating convention, held … Continue reading
The New Jersey Elections office has received seven petitions for President that appear to be valid. They are for independent presidential candidate Rocky De La Fuente, and the presidential candidates of these unqualified parties: Constitution, Green, Libertarian, Socialist Workers, Socialism … Continue reading
On August 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, enjoined a Federal Election Commission regulation that bars unauthorized political committees that lack any connection to fundraising from using the name of a candidate in the committee’s web page title, … Continue reading
The Atlantic has this analysis by Russell Berman and Andrew McGill, using data to show that minor party and independent presidential candidates in the modern era do better in states in which there is no doubt which major party presidential … Continue reading
See this story about the Illinois challenge to the 5% petition requirement for independent candidates for U.S. House. … Continue reading
