North Carolina holds primaries in May for parties that have been on the ballot for at least four years. Newly-qualifying parties submit petitions after the primary, and nominate by convention. On June 5, the legislature passed an omnibus election law … Continue reading
On June 5, the New Mexico Libertarian Party participated in its first primary. Approximately 700 voters seem to have participated. Here is a link to the unofficial election returns page on the Secretary of State’s web page. … Continue reading
San Francisco held a special election for Mayor on June 5. Voters were able to use ranked choice voting for that office. The first place choices were counted first, and they showed London Breed winning. The first-choice preliminary results for … Continue reading
It appears that in November 2018, there will be only four states with no third party candidates on the ballot for any statewide race: Alabama, California, Maine, and Washington. All states have statewide races up in November 2018 except for … Continue reading
June 5 was the New Jersey petition deadline for the nominees of unqualified parties, and independent candidates, to get on the ballot. The Libertarian Party has Murray Sabrin on the ballot for U.S. Senate, and the Green Party has Madelyn … Continue reading
