On August 1, David Gill, an independent candidate for U.S. House in the 13th Illinois district, filed a federal lawsuit against the Illinois requirement that independents for U.S. House need a petition of 5% of the last vote cast. The … Continue reading
Ajamu Baraka is Jill Stein’s choice for the vice-presidential nomination of the Green Party. Here is information about him from his web page. He has been active for over 30 years working for human rights. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia. … Continue reading
On July 28, the ballot-qualified Natural Law Party of Michigan nominated Emidio “Mimi” Soltysik for President, and Angela Walker for Vice-President. They are also the nominees of the Socialist Party. In 2012, the Natural Law Party nominated Rocky Anderson, Justice … Continue reading
On August 1, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Hovland, a Bush Jr. appointee, enjoined the new stricter North Dakota law on voters at the polls. The injunction requires the state to allow voters without the correct form of government photo-ID … Continue reading
The New York Times has this graphic, showing that only 9% of U.S. residents voted for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump in the 2016 major party nomination procedures (caucuses and presidential primaries). The graphic would be better, though, if … Continue reading
