Last month, Chad Williams, the Libertarian nominee for Corporation Commission, received 7.43% of the vote in a race against the Republican and Democratic nominees. His vote total was 114,257. It is common for minor party candidates for offices like that … Continue reading
The Working Class Party received more votes by far in 2024 than ever before. It has been running in partisan elections in a few states starting in 2016. It abstains from statewide races (except for Michigan statewide educational elections, and … Continue reading
On December 20, Aaron Starr and his organization won a lawsuit against the city of Oxnard’s limits on campaign contributions for city council candidates. Moving Oxnard Forward v Ascension, 21-56295. Here is the 2-1 decision, which was written by Judge … Continue reading
Identical bills have been introduced in the New Jersey legislature to increase the petition requirements for both primary and general elections. SB 3994 and AB 5117 increase the general election statewide petition from 800 signatures to 2,000. For U.S. House, … Continue reading
On December 20, opponents of the New York May petition deadline for independent candidates filed a cert petition in the U.S. Supreme Court. Meadors v Erie County Board of Elections, number not yet assigned. The U.S. District Court upheld the … Continue reading
