On August 23, the Delaware Libertarian Party held its nominating convention. It nominated a registered Libertarian for U.S. House, Mark Anthony Parks. For two seats in the state House, it nominated candidates who are also the Republican nominees. They are … Continue reading
Ralph Nader has arrange to have a giant air-filled replica of the Liberty Bell, and also a giant air-filled bottle, placed in Invesco Field in Denver. That is the site of Barack Obama’s acceptance speech, set for August 28. The … Continue reading
As noted earlier, on August 18, a Republican Party official in Pennsylvania filed a challenge to Bob Barr’s appearance on the Pennsylvania ballot. Pennsylvania law provides for stand-ins on petitions, and provides that petitions should include a substitution committee, so … Continue reading
The Ecology Party was founded as a Florida party in late 2007, and has a webpage, www.ecologyparty.org, a platform, and state party officers. Ballot Access News had previously assumed, erroneously, that the Ecology Party was created by the 2008 Ralph … Continue reading
Frequently, minor parties in the U.S. decide to stop running candidates for public office, but they continue to exist as organizations and they continue to publish a periodical. Sometimes the life span of the periodical is far greater than the … Continue reading
