At the November 5, 2013 election, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, gave the independent candidates their own straight-ticket device, and considered every candidate with that label to be the nominee of the Independent Party. This policy continues to generate discussion; see this … Continue reading
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On November 5, eleven Colorado counties voted on whether they should leave Colorado. Five of the eleven counties voted “Yes”. See this story. … Continue reading
The New York Daily News, which has long been hostile to the Independence Party of New York, has this story about the party’s showing in the New York city mayoral race of November 5, 2013. The Independence Party’s candidate, Adolfo … Continue reading
The November 9 Cleveland Plain Dealer has this editorial, criticizing the legislature for having removed the Constitution, Green, Libertarian, and Socialist Parties from the 2014 ballot. This is the second time that newspaper has expressed this view. … Continue reading
John Marshall, of Hot Springs, Montana, has filed a proposed statewide constitutional amendment initiative. It would mandate that when legislators are elected, half the seats would be for females, and half for males. Presumably this could be achieved if each … Continue reading