This Peoria Journal Star story explains what happens if any Green or Libertarian nominee for one of the three statewide offices polls as much as 5%. The story says that would make the party ballot-qualified. Unfortunately, the story is not … Continue reading
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The New York Times has this lengthy story by Emma Roller about voters who plan to vote for someone for President other than Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. … Continue reading
On September 30, U.S. District Court Judge Liam O’Grady, a Bush Jr. appointee, issued an eight-page order in De La Fuente v Alcorn, e.d., 1:16cv-1201, a Virginia lawsuit. The order refuses to put De La Fuente on the Virginia ballot … Continue reading
This newspaper story from Everett, Washington, explains the election consequences if either Jill Stein or Gary Johnson get 5% of the vote inside Washington state. That is the threshold for qualified party status. The story does not mention it, but … Continue reading
On September 13, the Organization of American States said it will send election observers to the United States, for the first time. It plans twenty to thirty observers, to be sent to ten states. The names of the states have … Continue reading