On October 20, the Ohio Senate passed HB 318-substitute, a bill that creates a March 2012 primary for U.S. Senate, state legislature, and county office, as well as a June 12 primary for U.S. House and President. Here is the … Continue reading
On October 20, the Michigan Supreme Court issued a two-page order in Scott v Michigan Director of Elections, 143878. The order reinstates the November 8, 2011 recall election of state representative Paul Scott. On October 6, the State Court of … Continue reading
Some states provide qualified minor parties with their own presidential primaries, and minor parties have used presidential primaries in at least a few states, in all presidential elections starting in 1972. For 2012, the Green Party seems to be the … Continue reading
Conor Friedersdorf has this article in the Atlantic Monthly’s on-line edition, “Cautiously, Libertarians reach out to Occupy Wall Street.” Although the article is not about Libertarian Party leaders, it does focus on Gary Johnson. Also it has an interesting section … Continue reading
As reported earlier, Indiana officials are investigating possible forged signatures in the 2008 petitions to place Barack Obama, and also Hillary Clinton, on the Indiana presidential primary ballot in 2008. Now the McCain petition is also being investigated, with some … Continue reading
