The West Virginia filing deadline for newly-qualifying parties and independent candidates has passed. The only group that submitted a statewide petition was the Libertarian Party, which submitted 10,246 signatures. The legal requirement is 7,135 for President and a slightly lesser … Continue reading
According to this story, the Green Party national ticket spent one night in jail in Philadelphia, and then the pair was released. Stein went on to campaign in Georgia. … Continue reading
This interesting BBC article, written for a British audience, describes campaign spending in the U.S. presidential race this year. The article says on a per-voter basis, American presidential candidates spent 23 times as much money as the British candidates for … Continue reading
On August 2, U.S. District Court Judge Gregg Costa, an Obama appointee, enjoined five Texas laws that restrict groups and individuals that work in voter registration drives. The case is Voting for America v Andrade, southern district, cv-G-12-44. Here is … Continue reading
The Missouri petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties and independent candidates has passed, and no statewide petitions were submitted this year. The biggest office for which a petition was submitted was U.S. House. This means that the only presidential candidates who … Continue reading
