In 2014, all states will have their congressional primaries in May, June, July, August or September, except that Texas will hold its congressional primary on March 6, and Illinois on March 18. It is possible that during 2013, legislatures in … Continue reading
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Americans Elect is a 501(c)(4) corporation. Federal tax laws say that a 501(c)(4) organization is a “civic league, social welfare organization, or a local association of employees.” A 501(c)(4) may participate in political campaigns and elections, as long as its … Continue reading
Early this year, Rocky Anderson founded the Justice Party and was nominated as its presidential candidate. His attempts to get on various state ballots were helped when four one-state parties which were already ballot-qualified nominated him as their presidential candidate. … Continue reading
The Libertarian National Committee is meeting in Arlington, Virginia, November 17-18. IndependentPoliticalReport has been covering that meeting. See here, and then scroll down to comments #88 and #96, in which participants at the meeting commented that Ron Nielson, Gary Johnson’s … Continue reading
A November 10 blog post at this site said that 25 minor party and independent candidates had been elected to state legislatures this month. Checking records of past elections reveals that this is the highest such number since 1942, when … Continue reading