Texas Democrats Won’t Run for Three of the Partisan Statewide Offices, Making it Easy for Libertarians and Greens to Meet Vote Test in 2014

Texas has four ballot-qualified parties: Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, Green. Parties remain on the ballot by either polling 2% for Governor, or 5% for any statewide race. In 2014, there are three statewide partisan races in which no Democrat is running. … Continue reading

Filing Closes for 2014 District of Columbia Primaries; Democrats and Libertarians are Only Parties with Candidates for City Council District Candidates

On January 2, filing closed for the District of Columbia’s April 1 primary. The District has four ballot-qualified parties, all of whom nominate by primary. There are four city council seats up in 2014 from particular districts. The only parties … Continue reading

Republican National Committee Meets January 22-25, Will Make Important Decisions About Primary and National Convention Dates

The Republican National Committee meets in Washington, D.C., January 22-25. The committee will decide whether to change the rules for presidential primary dates. If the full committee agrees with a subcommittee, all presidential caucuses and primaries will be no earlier … Continue reading