December 14 was the deadline for presidential primary candidates to file in Texas. Thirteen Republicans and eight Democrats qualified. The most crowded Texas Republican Party presidential primary in the past had been twelve candidates in 1996. Democrats had to either … Continue reading
Republican Party rules say that on the first ballot, at the national convention’s vote for President, delegates must vote for the candidate they said they would vote for when they were elected. But, according to this article at FrontloadingHQ, if … Continue reading
On December 14, former New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran was sentenced to 30 days in jail, and ordered to make restitution. See this story. Duran was the first Republican ever elected Secretary of State. She was elected in … Continue reading
On December 14, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted told the press that Donald Trump can’t qualify as an independent presidential candidate in Ohio (should he want to do that), because Ohio, starting in 1981, defined “Independent candidate” to be … Continue reading
On Sunday, December 13, the Ohio Libertarian Party asked for a rehearing in the part of its ballot access case that is pending in the Sixth Circuit. Libertarian Party of Ohio v Husted, 15-4270. The Sixth Circuit last week ruled … Continue reading
