The Minnesota Independence Party, which has been ballot-qualified starting in 1994, appears likely to lose its qualified status. Here is a link to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s web page, showing election returns. The party needed to poll 5% for … Continue reading
Here is a link to the North Dakota Secretary of State’s page. All three Libertarian Party nominees have over 5% of the vote, and all precincts are counted. The party needed 5% for Secretary of State to retain its qualified … Continue reading
The Green Party nominee for Ohio governor, Anita Rios, polled 3.3%. This is enough to give the Green Party qualified status for 2016 and 2018. This is the first time any minor party has polled enough votes to meet the … Continue reading
Bill Walker, independent candidate for Governor of Alaska, has 47.83% of the vote, whereas the Republican nominee, incumbent Sean Parnell, has 46.42% of the vote. The Libertarian nominee, Carolyn Clift, has 3.00%; the Constitution Party nominee, J. R. Myers, has … Continue reading
On November 4, Tennessee voters passed Measure 2, which deletes language from the state Constitution providing that the voters elect state court judges. Tennessee officials have not been holding such candidate-versus-candidate elections anyway, for some time. Instead, they have only … Continue reading
