On June 3, Andy Dawkins, who was a Democratic-Farmer-Labor representative from St. Paul, Minnesota, for 15 years, said he is now a Green Party member and that he will be the party’s candidate for Attorney General this year. He submitted … Continue reading
On June 4, the Sixth Circuit declined to grant reconsideration to the Ohio Libertarian Party, in its ballot access case. See this story. As a result, the only candidates on the November 2014 ballot for Ohio Governor will be the … Continue reading
On June 4, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed SB 892, which moves the presidential primary from February to the second week in March.
The June 3, 2014 California top-two primary appears likely to have had the lowest turnout in state history. California has had primaries starting in 1910, and the previous worst primary turnout was the June 2008 primary, which had no statewide … Continue reading
Hawaii primary filing closed on July 3. This year, there are 21 candidates running in minor party primaries, the greatest number since statehood in 1959. All minor parties in Hawaii nominate all of their candidates in the August 9 primary. … Continue reading
