The Massachusetts initiative to allow two parties to jointly nominate the same candidate was defeated, 35% to 65%. However, the Working Families Party easily polled enough votes to become a qualified party in Massachusetts, for the first time. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
Instant-Runoff Voting passed overwhelmingly in Oakland, California, for city offices.
In Utah, the only ballot-qualified party, other than the Democratic and Republican Parties, is now the Constitution Party. The Libertarian Party, both Green Parties, and the Personal Choice Party failed to poll 2% in the Senate race, which was the … Continue reading
The only Nevada Libertarian candidate for statewide office, Brendan Trainor, running for U.S. Senate, received .9%. The party will go off the ballot. The party made a tactical error by failing to run for any of the less important statewide … Continue reading
The American Independent Party (the California branch of the Constitution Party) failed to poll 2% for any of the statewide races, and is disqualified. However, it has such a huge registration total, it will be restored to qualified status at … Continue reading