Patrick McEwen of The Capital Free Press (from Madison, Wisconsin) has this detailed analysis of how the complicated presidential primary ballot access laws of some states have injured the Rick Santorum campaign. It isn’t so much that Santorum’s name is … Continue reading
Virginia permits stand-in presidential and vice-presidential candidates on the petitions of unqualified parties. The Virginia Green Party wants to start early, so it has printed up petitions listing Jill Stein for President, and Howie Hawkins for Vice-President. Hawkins has not … Continue reading
On February 10, the Connecticut Secretary of State announced that Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum are on the ballot automatically for the April 24 Republican presidential primary. The Connecticut law says the Secretary of State is … Continue reading
Although there have been many stories about Americans Elect over the last year, this Billings Gazette story is unusual, because it focuses on one individual who was not involved in founding Americans Elect, but who became very interested in the … Continue reading
On February 10, the Libertarian Party submitted approximately 12,000 signatures to become a qualified party in South Dakota. The legal requirement is 7,928. This is the first petition that the Libertarian Party has submitted in any state since June 2011, … Continue reading
