This Associated Press article by AP reporter Travis Loller gives an unusually comprehensive account of Tennessee’s history of hostility toward minor parties. It also reveals that there is still no decision on whether the Libertarian Party’s nominee for Governor this … Continue reading
Arizona has semi-closed primaries, which means that independents can choose any party’s primary ballot, but party members are confined to voting in the primary of their own party. According to this story, last month, 70% of the independent voters who … Continue reading
On September 15, U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Payne denied Virginia’s request to dismiss the Libertarian Party’s lawsuit challenging Virginia’s law on the order of candidates on general election ballots. The law says the nominees of the qualified parties … Continue reading
On September 16, Public Policy Polling released a poll for several races in Kansas. The results for U.S. Senate are: independent Greg Orman 41%; Republican incumbent Pat Roberts 34%; Democrat Chad Taylor 6%; Libertarian Randall Batson 4%; undecided 15%. See … Continue reading
On September 9, the plaintiffs in Balsam v Guadagno filed a notice of appeal to the Third Circuit. This is the case in which some New Jersey voters argue that the U.S. Constitution does not permit governments to pay for … Continue reading
