The U.S. Supreme Court conference of Friday, January 22, will consider Erard v Johnson, the Michigan Socialist Party’s ballot access case. The issue is Michigan law that requires newly-qualifying parties to show approximately twice as much support to get on … Continue reading
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On January 11, the American Independent Party asked the California Secretary of State to list these twelve candidates on its presidential primary ballot: Lawrence Beliz, Wiley Drake, Brian Henry, Tom Hoefling, Rex Kafo, J. R. Myers, Walter Niyakik, Robert Ornelas, … Continue reading
The main debate for Republicans on January 14 will only include seven candidates. See this story. Thanks to PolitialWire for the link. … Continue reading
For many years, Gallup Polls has been asking members of the public whether they are Republicans, Democrats, or independents. The January 11, 2016 results of this poll are here. 42% say “independent”, 29% say “Democratic”, 26% say “Republican.” However, when … Continue reading
According to this article, Dennis Hof, the Libertarian candidate for Nevada State Senate in western Reno in 2016, says he originally wanted to run for U.S. Senate in 2016, but won’t do that because it would cost $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 … Continue reading
As reported earlier, some Virginia voters are suing the Virginia State Board of Elections over the new rule that says voters who sign in at the polls to vote in the Republican presidential primary must say they consider themselves Republicans. … Continue reading