On September 27, the Alaska Constitution Party held a state convention. Russ Millette attended and filled out a new voter registration form, joining the Constitution Party and leaving the Republican Party. Millette had been elected State Chair of the Alaska … Continue reading
South Carolina has one of the nation’s most lenient laws on how a party remains on the ballot. A party continues to remain on the ballot if it runs at least one candidate for any partisan office, every four years. … Continue reading
The Ohio Watchdog of September 26 has this account of the Libertarian struggle to get its gubernatorial ticket on the November ballot. … Continue reading
All nationally-organized political parties, major and minor, have fewer nominees for U.S. House this year than in 2012. Counting the 435 regular seats plus the District of Columbia Delegate seat, the 2014 numbers are: Democrats 400; Republicans 395; Libertarian 122; … Continue reading
On September 27, California Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1253. It makes several important changes to the statewide initiative process. It expands the period for collecting signatures from 150 days to 180 days. Until the bill was signed, California had … Continue reading
