The Constitution Party is ballot-qualified in South Dakota. However, under the law, the state won’t recognize party nominees for Congress or legislature who are nominated by convention, even though all parties can nominate for certain other partisan offices by convention. … Continue reading
On July 7, Pennsylvania election officials said that the 2016 statewide petition requirement (5,000 signatures) for minor party and independent candidates will be in effect for every group and candidate, not just the three parties that were involved in recent … Continue reading
Australia held a parliamentary election on July 2. It appears no party won a majority in the House, although this is not yet certain, because the votes are still being counted. See this wikipedia article about the election. Also, see … Continue reading
On June 28, 2016, 120 Democrats filed a lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee, charging that the committee broke its own rules and helped Hillary Clinton win the Democratic presidential nomination, instead of being neutral. The plaintiffs include 104 individuals … Continue reading
On July 8, U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove, a Bush Jr. appointee, upheld Kentucky’s definition of a qualified political party, which is a group that got 2% of the presidential vote within Kentucky in the previous presidential election. … Continue reading
