Ballot Access News December 1, 2014 – Volume 30, Number 7 This issue was printed on white paper. Table of Contents OREGON VOTERS DEFEAT TOP-TWO 68%-32% 2016 BALLOT ACCESS EASED BY LOW TURNOUT IN 2014 NEBRASKA COUNTY DISTRIBUTION FOR INIATIATIVES … Continue reading
This AP story says Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) will decide by March 2015 whether to run for President in 2016. It also says he will decide whether to run for the Democratic nomination, or as an independent. Presumably Senator Sanders … Continue reading
The BBC has this article about Brighton, England, which has a city council controlled by the Green Party. Brighton, on the south coast of England, has a population of 273,400, and is probably the largest jurisdiction in the English-speaking world … Continue reading
The best percentage of the vote for any minor party gubernatorial candidate in 2014 was Bob Healey’s showing for Governor of Rhode Island, on the Moderate Party ticket. Healey claimed he only spent $36 on the entire campaign. PolitiFact investigated … Continue reading
This December 17 Daily Oklahoman editorial again recommends that the Oklahoma legislature improve ballot access for newly-qualifying parties and independent presidential candidates. The editorial also recommends that the two major parties open their primaries to independent voters. The editorial disagrees … Continue reading
