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This news story demonstrates persuasively that despite the bad treatment of independent candidates in certain states in the U.S., there are far worse places in the world for independent candidates. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On March 13, Wellington, Florida held an election for its village council (Wellington calls itself a “village” but it has a population of 57,000). After the results were certified, it was discovered that the Dominion vote-counting machines had malfunctioned. The … Continue reading
On March 26, the Nebraska Secretary of State announced that the Americans Elect petition has enough valid signatures. Nebraska now has four qualified parties; the others are Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian. The deadline is August 1 for any additional parties … Continue reading
On March 26, the Nebraska Supreme Court declined to hear the Republican Party’s appeal, in the case over whether Bob Kerrey should be on the Democratic primary ballot on May 15 as a candidate for U.S. Senate. See this story. … Continue reading
According to this story, the Connecticut House Government Administration & Elections Committee is not likely to pass HB 5528, a bill to revamp the state’s public funding program. The existing law provides for extra public funding for certain publicly-funded candidates. … Continue reading