Maine Democrats have challenged both independent presidential petitions submitted early. They say the Kennedy petition has the wrong address for Kennedy’s residence, and that Kennedy submitted too many signatures. They say the Cornel West petitioners sometimes misrepresented the contents of … Continue reading
On August 12, a North Carolina state court trial judge ruled that the We the People Party should remain on the North Carolina ballot. This is the party that nominated Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for president. See this story. The … Continue reading
The Ohio deadline for independent presidential candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, passed on August 7. Six presidential petitions were submitted: for the nominees of the Green, Socialism & Liberation, American Solidarity, and Dr. Shiva Parties; and for independent … Continue reading
The New York Times of August 1 has this obituary of Michael A. Hardy, who died July 22 at the age of 69. Although the obituary emphasizes his law career, it also mentions that he was once the editor of … Continue reading
On August 9, two Iowa Republican Party officials challenged the ballot status of Marco Battaglia, the Libertarian Party nominee for U.S. House for the Third District. The Iowa Libertarian Party is ballot-qualified. Iowa qualified parties may nominate either by primary, … Continue reading
