On August 13, 2007, John McCain filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission, to establish his interest in receiving primary season matching funds. Later he demonstrated that he had qualified (by raising more than $5,000 from each of 20 states). … Continue reading
The New Mexico Green Party is ballot-qualified. But under a restrictive election law, ballot-qualified parties that didn’t poll 5% of the vote in the last election must submit petitions for all their nominees (except no such petition is needed for … Continue reading
The North Carolina Libertarian Party recently nominated some more candidates for Congress and state office. Among the nominees is Timothy Rohr, a city councilmember in Lenoir. He is running for state representative in the 87th district. See this newspaper story. … Continue reading
The Party for Socialism and Liberation has been told by elections officials in Utah and Vermont that its petitions (for Gloria La Riva for president and Eugene Puryear for vice-president) have enough valid signatures.
Green Party Watch recently said that the U.S. Constitution forbids a party from running a candidate for president and a candidate for vice-president who are both from the same state. This is a common misconception. The 12th Amendment says that … Continue reading
