Filing for the Florida primary closed on June 8. The ballot-qualified Tea Party, which had eighteen candidates on the ballot in 2010 for federal and state office, has no candidates for partisan office this year. In this year’s U.S. House … Continue reading
Daily Kos has this interesting and fair article about California’s election system. Equally interesting are the comments. … Continue reading
Sometimes supporters of top-two open primary systems say that their system eliminates “spoiling”, i.e., the so-called tendency of minor party candidates in a race to alter the identity of the winner. But, that argument is faulty. This is clearly illustrated … Continue reading
The Michigan Libertarian Party has issued this press release, condemning Secretary of State Ruth Johnson, a Republican, for her decision that she will not allow the Libertarian Party (which is ballot-qualified) to list its presidential nominee on the 2012 ballot. … Continue reading
Virginia law allows all parties to decide whether to nominate by convention or primary. Virginia elects its governors in the odd years following presidential election years. The party will decide on June 16 whether to use a convention or a … Continue reading
