The Des Moines Register has this story about Professor Charles Wheelan’s Centrist Party, and how it is organizing in Iowa and some other states. … Continue reading
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Ohio holds local elections in November 2013; almost all of them are non-partisan. In two counties, a surprisingly large number of candidates failed to get on the ballot, because of flaws in their petitions. See this story about Franklin County, … Continue reading
On August 22, the Hawaii Democratic Party submitted an affidavit to a U.S. District Court that is hearing the party’s lawsuit against the open primary. The state party chairman submitted information about the party’s current policy of inviting Hawaii registered … Continue reading
For thirty years, the Massachusetts Democratic Party has had a bylaw that says no one can get on the Massachusetts Democratic primary ballot without getting the support of at least 15% of the delegates at a party endorsements meeting. This … Continue reading
Julian Assange, founder of the WikiLeaks Party of Australia, hoped that his party would poll enough votes to cause him to be elected to the Australian Senate. If he were elected to the Australian Senate, his chances of leaving the … Continue reading