On July 2, the Ohio Libertarian Party submitted 88,000 signatures on its petition for party status. The requirement is 40,345. The party had been working on this petition drive for the last three months, and the party deliberately did not … Continue reading
On July 1, Congressman Bryan Steil, chair of the U.S. House Administration Committee, and Congressman Jim Jordan, chair of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to the Chair and Administrator of the North Carolina State Board of Elections. … Continue reading
Krist Novoselic and others have formed the Cascade Party, a party that will exist only in Washington state. It supports proportional representation and wants to be a ballot-qualified party so as to help it run candidates for legislature. However, the … Continue reading
On July 1, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker signed HB 4488. It moves the petition deadline for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, from June to May. It also shrinks the petitioning period from 90 days to 60 … Continue reading
The Democratic Party appears likely to formally nominate candidates for president and vice-president on Sunday, July 21. There would be no physical meeting. All the delegates were vote using an electronic meeting. See this story. The physical convention in Chicago … Continue reading
