An Oregon public radio station has this interesting story about the Independent Party of Oregon, which has its first government-administered primary next month. The story reveals that candidates may file for the Independent Party primary even if they are not … Continue reading
This news story says the Marijuana Now Party only needs 800 more signatures on its petition to be a party in Nebraska. … Continue reading
On April 22, the Socialist Equality Party announced that it will run a presidential campaign in 2016. The presidential candidate is Jerry White and the vice-presidential candidate is Niles Niemuth. See the announcement here. The Socialist Equality Party was once … Continue reading
On April 22, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, issued an order restoring the ability to register to vote to all ex-felons in Virginia who have completed their terms and periods of supervised release. See this communcation from the Governor’s … Continue reading
Illinois, like many states that allow write-ins in partisan primaries, sets a minimum number of votes that a write-in candidate needs in order to be considered nominated. Moon Khan, a Democrat, campaigned as a write-in candidate for the Democratic nomination … Continue reading
