On June 3, California held a top-two primary for Congress and partisan state office. All 25 minor party candidates who were on the ballot failed to place first or second. As a result, in all U.S. history, there have now … Continue reading
Blaine Richardson has qualified for the Maine general election ballot, as an independent candidate for U.S. House, 2nd district. Also, Richard Murphy has qualified as an independent for U.S. House, 1st district. They are the first non-major party candidates to … Continue reading
Ohio voter registration forms don’t ask voters to choose a party. Yet the state tries to determine the party membership of voters, based on their choice of a primary ballot at the polls on election day. According to this story, … Continue reading
The Albany Times-Union has this editorial, saying that Howie Hawkins, Green Party candidate for Governor of New York, should be allowed to debate Andrew Cuomo and the Republican nominee for Governor of New York, Rob Astorino. The editorial writer seems … Continue reading
On June 2, the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments in Raymond v Fenumiai, 13-35090, over Alaska’s ban on out-of-state petition circulators. The U.S. District Court had said the plaintiff, who wants to work on Alaska initiatives but who doesn’t live … Continue reading
