To see the film of George Stephanopoulos interviewing Ralph Nader on June 29, use this link. … Continue reading
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South Carolina permits fusion. On June 27, the State Election Commission refused to certify Eugene Platt for the November ballot as a candidate for the State House, 115th district, even though both the Green Party, and the Working Families Party, … Continue reading
Utah held its primary (for office other than president) on June 24. Jason Chaffetz defeated incumbent Chris Cannon in the Republican primary, for the U.S. House, 3rd district. Chaffetz had been criticized during the campaign because he doesn’t live in … Continue reading
South Carolina permits two or more parties to jointly nominate the same candidate for any particular office, including president. Many times in the past, presidential candidates (and their slates of presidential electors) have been the nominees of two South Carolina … Continue reading
California has the nation’s second-most restrictive election law, concerning how a write-in candidate may receive the nomination of a political party at the primary. Only Tennessee’s law is more restrictive. The law requires the write-in candidate at the primary to … Continue reading