On April 10, Chuck Baldwin said he will seek the presidential nomination of the Constitution Party. He lives in Florida and was the party’s vice-presidential nominee in 2004. The Constitution Party national convention is April 23-26. 2008 is a historic … Continue reading
On April 9, U.S. District Court Judge Stefan Underhill held a scheduling hearing in Green Party of Connecticut v Garfield. This is the case against the parts of the Connecticut public funding law that discriminates against independent candidates and new … Continue reading
The Saginaw News of April 8 has this editorial, praising the U.S. District Court decision last month that struck down a law that discriminates against minor parties, on the question of which parties can get a list of presidential primary … Continue reading
The April 8 Olympian (daily newspaper for Washington state’s capital city) has this story about the probable effect of the “top-two” primary on minor parties. The story also covers plans by the Democratic Party to hold endorsement conventions. But, as … Continue reading
On April 8, California held a special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 12th district. California uses blanket primaries in special elections. The two Democrats combined got 83.20%. The two Republicans combined got 14.44%. The Green got 2.36%. … Continue reading
