Last year a U.S. District Court struck down the Delaware law saying all state court judges must be members of a party entitled to a primary. In Delaware, no party other than the Democratic or Republican Parties has ever been … Continue reading
On July 18, the Montana Secretary of State asked the Montana Supreme Court to put the Green Party back on the November ballot. The Secretary of State had originally determined that the Green Party had enough valid signatures, in March. … Continue reading
July 19 is the Michigan deadline for independent candidate petitions. Christopher Graveline, a well-qualified independent candidate for Attorney General, brought about 18,000 signatures into the office, but his filing was rejected because it was below the required 30,000 signatures. See … Continue reading
Independent U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is up for re-election in Vermont this year. The Progressive Party has always been closely associated with Sanders, but Sanders has never run for office under its label. The only labels he has run under … Continue reading
On July 18, the California Supreme Court removed Proposition 9 from the ballot. This is the initiative to split California into three states. See this story. … Continue reading
