On May 22, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed HB 193. It removes the ban on any party calling itself the “Independent Party”, or using the word “Independent” as part of its name. An identical bill, SB 60, is also on … Continue reading
On Sunday, June 1, the second-to-last day of the Louisiana legislative session, the House passed the Senate version of HB 431, so the bill moving the presidential primary from mid-March to early-March has passed and been sent to the Governor. … Continue reading
The Atlanta Progressive News has this story about the pending Green Party-Constitution Party challenging Georgia’s ballot access procedures for non-major party presidential candidates. … Continue reading
On Saturday evening, May 31, the New York Working Families Party endorsed Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic candidate, for Governor. Although technically all ballot-qualified parties in New York nominate by primary, the endorsement means Cuomo has qualified for the WFP primary, … Continue reading
On May 23, The Tarrance Group released a poll for U.S. House, 2nd district of West Virginia. The results: Republican Alex Mooney 39%, Democrat Nick Casey 29%, independent Ed Rabel 10%, Libertarian Davy Jones 3%, undecided 19%. Rabel is a … Continue reading
