On November 5, 2024, Idaho Libertarian nominee Todd Corsetti, running for U.S. House, 2nd district, polled 5.23%. This was the highest percentage that a minor party or independent candidate for U.S. House in Idaho had polled since 1926, when the … Continue reading
Only five parties in U.S. history have run a presidential nominee continuously for over 75 years: the Democratic, Republican, Prohibition, Socialist Labor, and now the Socialist Workers Party. The SWP has run in all presidential elections 1948-2024. The SLP did … Continue reading
On Friday, January 17, the Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously cancelled a special legislative election set for January 28. The special election schedule had been set by Governor Tim Walz, and allowed only one day for any independent or minor party … Continue reading
In August 2024, a U.S. District Court issued an injunction, requiring North Carolina to put Cornel West and his party on the ballot. Ortiz v North Carolina State Board of Elections, e.d., 5:24cv-420. The State Board had argued that the … Continue reading
On January 17, the Georgia Libertarian Party filed this brief in the Eleventh Circuit in Cowen v Raffensperger, 24-13164. This is the case challenging the 5% petition for independent U.S. House candidates, and the nominees of parties for U.S. House … Continue reading
