On August 15, the Commission on Presidential Debates said the only polls it will look at, to determine who may be invited to the debates, are these five: 1. ABC/Washington Post 2. CBS/New York Times 3. CNN-ORC 4. Fox News … Continue reading
CommonWealth Magazine has this hard-hitting criticism of Massachusetts ballot access laws and also severe criticism of Secretary of State William Galvin. CommonWealth Magazine is the voice of the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth. The article is by Evan Falchuk, … Continue reading
On August 15, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted ruled that the Libertarian Party independent petition can be used to put Gary Johnson and Bill Weld on the November ballot, even though the petition used stand-ins. See this story. … Continue reading
On August 15, U.S. District Court Judge Karen Schreier declined to put the South Dakota Constitution Party nominees for U.S. Senate and state house on the November ballot. Libertarian Party of South Dakota v Krebs, 4:15cv-4111. The five-page decision says … Continue reading
The Boston Globe of August 15 has this letter to the editor, written by Evan Falchuk, founder of the United Independent Party. The letter criticizes long-time Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin for his hostility to minor parties. The letter … Continue reading
This lengthy article in the Charlotte Observer explains the historical background for why North Carolina requires so many signatures for minor parties to get on the ballot. That is in the very end of the article. The law was passed … Continue reading