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
On December 11, Arkansas filed its brief in Libertarian Party of Arkansas v Martin, e.d., 4:15cv-635. The issue is a new law that says qualified minor parties (which nominate by convention) must nominate all their candidates for public office, except … Continue reading
