Neil Reiff, former General Counsel to the Democratic National Committee, has this article in Campaigns and Elections. He makes the case that the McCain-Feingold law imposes too many obstacles to state political parties, as well as local political parties, and … Continue reading
The deadline for independent candidates to submit petitions to be on the November ballot in South Carolina passed at noon on Monday, July 16. According to this news story, almost two dozen candidates had already submitted petitions by the time … Continue reading
The Washington Post has this fairly lengthy article about the Constitution Party’s presidential nominee, former Congressman Virgil Goode. The story focuses on his popularity in central Virginia. … Continue reading
The Coalition for Free & Open Elections (COFOE) held its annual board meeting on July 15 in Baltimore. COFOE is a loose coalition of most of the nation’s nationally-organized minor parties, plus other groups that support COFOE’s goals of better … Continue reading
At their national convention today, Green Party delegates nominated physician Jill Stein as their presidential candidate. Stein won 193.5 delegates, compared with 72 for comedian Roseanne Barr, who did not attend. Stein will face Republican Mitt Romney for the second … Continue reading
