The Newark Star-Ledger, on October 10, endorsed Chris Daggett, an independent candidate, for Governor. The editorial says this stance is not so much directed against the Democratic and Republican nominees as it is against the Democratic Party of New Jersey … Continue reading
Free and Equal is holding an Illinois gubernatorial debate on October 9 at 6 p.m. Candidates from all parties, and independent candidates, were invited. Two of the leading six Republican candidates for Governor, Dan Proft and Adam Andrzejewski, will participate. … Continue reading
In June 2010, Californians will be voting for the second time on the “top-two” election system. Californians voted on it in November 2004, and defeated it 54%-46%. A detailed look at the 2010 ballot measure shows that it is significantly … Continue reading
New York, and half the other states, permit independent candidates to choose a partisan label that may be printed on the ballot next to the independent candidate’s name. The other states confine independent candidates to just the word “independent.” In … Continue reading
On October 5, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Greenwell v Parsley, no. 08-1328. The case had arisen in Bullitt County, Kentucky, in 2005, when the Sheriff read in the newspapers that one of his Deputies intended to run … Continue reading
