A Pennsylvania Republican Party leader has filed suit to have Libertarian Party presidential candidate removed from the state ballot. Cumberland County GOP chairman Victor Stabile, an attorney, complained to the Commonwealth Court that Barr supporters misled people who signed their … Continue reading
Richard Winger
This year, the Socialist Party used an almost-forgotten method for getting its presidential candidate on the Iowa ballot. Iowa gives statewide minor party and independent candidates a choice of either submitting 1,500 signatures, or attracting 250 voters to a meeting. … Continue reading
On August 15, Jim Fitzgerald was told that he has enough valid signatures to be on the ballot for California State Senate district 15. He needed 13,533 signatures. He is the first independent to qualify for the California State Senate … Continue reading
U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter has asked attorneys for Herb Hoffman whether Hoffman merely needs a stay of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court opinion, or whether he needs an injunction from the U.S. Supreme Court putting Hoffman on the … Continue reading
On Friday, August 15, the Bob Barr campaign attempted to have the Secretary of State authorize local clerks accept late filings of signatures. Don Cookson of the Secretary of State’s office indicated that there is no provision to authorize such … Continue reading