North Carolina has had government-printed ballots ever since 1901, and no independent candidate for either House of Congress has ever appeared on such a ballot. Independent candidates for U.S. House need signatures of 4% of the number of registered voters, … Continue reading
Richard Winger
Two lawsuits involving minor parties have oral arguments during the first week in December. One is Libertarian Party v Dardenne, 09-30307, being heard in the 5th circuit on December 3. This is the case on whether the Louisiana Secretary of … Continue reading
The Hawaii Green Party recently obtained this newspaper publicity for its petition drive to re-qualify the party for the ballot for 2010. The Green Party has placed candidates on the Hawaii ballot in every state/federal election, starting in 1992. The … Continue reading
Although it had already been reported that the Libertarian Party won ten partisan elections in Pennsylvania on November 3, 2009, it had not been previously reported that two of the wins were in a contest in which the Libertarians had … Continue reading
Rasmussen Reports released this poll on November 25, asking about a 2012 presidential line-up that includes Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and Lou Dobbs as an independent. It shows 42% for Obama, 34% for Romney, 14% for Dobbs, and 11% don’t … Continue reading