The Peace & Freedom Party is currently in U.S. District Court in Sacramento, asking that Peta Lindsay be restored to the party’s presidential primary ballot. The primary is June 5. Both sides in the lawsuit, Peace & Freedom Party v … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On April 9, the Alabama Constitution, Green, and Libertarian Parties filed this 9-page response brief in Stein v Chapman, 2:12cv-42. This is the case that challenges the March petition deadline for minor parties, at least as applied to presidential elections. … Continue reading
The South Dakota deadline for a party to submit its petition to be qualified was March 27. Both Americans Elect, and the Constitution Party, submitted petitions. The state hopes to have checked each petition within a week. The Libertarian Party … Continue reading
The Reform Party national presidential convention will be August 10-12 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The party is ballot-qualified in Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. … Continue reading
New Mexico state courts are about to determine the fate of twelve Democratic and Republican Party candidates, whose ballot positions in the June primary are in jeopardy. See this story, which concerns mostly minor defects in petitions. Some of the … Continue reading