Clayton Walker was an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in South Dakota last year. He had not qualified for the ballot, and he had been prosecuted because some signatures on his unsuccessful petition appeared to have been forgeries. According to … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The Party for Socialism and Liberation has announced its presidential slate for 2016. Gloria La Riva of San Francisco is the presidential nominee, and Eugene Puryear of Washington, D.C., is running for vice-president. La Riva was the party’s stand-in presidential … Continue reading
The Arkansas Secretary of State’s office has determined that the Green Party petition for presidential status, and the Constitution Party petition for presidential status, both have enough valid signatures. The Green Party is now on 22 ballots for president in … Continue reading
On July 24, Greg Dorsey, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Maryland in 2016, filed a lawsuit alleging that Maryland is violating the U.S. Constitution by requiring him to get almost four times as many signatures as an entire … Continue reading
On July 21, the Peace & Freedom Party, the Libertarian Party of California, and the Green Party of Alameda County asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Rubin v Padilla, 15-135, the case that argues that the U.S. Constitution does … Continue reading