The September 6 issue of the Washington Post has this editorial, criticizing Maryland’s hyper-technical rule for determining whether signatures on petitions are invalid. The constitutionality of the rules has been in both federal court and state court since last year. … Continue reading
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In 2010, there are at least twelve states, plus the District of Columbia, that have held contested primaries for minor parties: Arizona had a 4-way gubernatorial primary for the Libertarian Party; California held contested primaries for all four of its … Continue reading
During the period June-August 2010, Josue Larose, a 30-year old resident of Deerfield Beach, Florida, created 40 new political parties, and has registered them with the Florida Secretary of State. He is state chair of all of them. None of … Continue reading
On September 5, all three ballot-listed candidates for U.S. House in the South Dakota at-large seat debated each other at the state fair. The three candidates include an independent, a Democrat, and a Republican. See this story. South Dakota has … Continue reading
John Wayne Smith,the Libertarian Party’s Florida gubernatorial candidate, is starting to get some mainstream media coverage, over his ballot access woes. See this story. The Sunshine State News is an online newspaper headquartered in Tallahassee. … Continue reading