Americans Elect has eased several rules on how candidates may seek the group’s presidential nomination. The original rules said that “automatic” candidates need 10,000 clicks, and “contingent” candidates need 100,000 clicks. “Clicks” means a computer response from a delegate, sitting … Continue reading
On December 20, Public Policy Polling released these results concerning the presidential election. Questions 12 through 18 ask voters how they would vote if confronted with seven different three-way general election choices. For all seven, the assumption is that Mitt … Continue reading
Last month, the Country Party submitted 6,387 signatures on its Wyoming ballot access petition. The requirement is 3,740 signatures. Even though the Country Party submitted 70% more signatures than the requirement, the state now says that the petition only contains … Continue reading
Timm Herdt has this column in the Ventura, California Star. It says one unintended result of California’s top-two system may be to increase the power of Democratic and Republican party organization endorsements. He describes how this process is already starting. … Continue reading
Politico says Gary Johnson will announce in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on December 28, that he is joing the Libertarian Party and also that he will seek its presidential nomination. See the story here. UPDATE: the Politico story has caused … Continue reading
