At the November 2010 election for Governor of Maine, Eliot Cutler, an independent candidate, was almost elected. The Republican nominee, Paul LePage, won with 38.1% of the vote. Cutler was a strong second, with 36.4%. Some time after the election, … Continue reading
The Ohio Secretary of State has released the list of candidates in the March 6 primary. For president, in the Democratic primary President Obama is the only listed choice. In the Republican race, six names appear: Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, … Continue reading
Georgia’s only independent state legislator, Rusty Kidd, has already submitted his petition to get on the November 2012 ballot so that he can run for re-election. He needed the signatures of 5% of the registered voters. See this story, which … Continue reading
On February 8, U.S. District Court Judge R. Barclay Surrick, a Clinton appointee, ruled that Pennsylvania should use the legislative districts based on the 2000 census in 2012. The 2012 redistricting plan for the legislature had been struck down last … Continue reading
On February 8, the Peace & Freedom Party called on California Secretary of State Debra Bowen to restore all four names to the party’s presidential primary ballot. Here is the statement. Thanks to Bob Richards for the link. The two … Continue reading
