Krist Novoselic and others have formed the Cascade Party, a party that will exist only in Washington state. It supports proportional representation and wants to be a ballot-qualified party so as to help it run candidates for legislature. However, the … Continue reading
On July 1, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker signed HB 4488. It moves the petition deadline for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, from June to May. It also shrinks the petitioning period from 90 days to 60 … Continue reading
The Democratic Party appears likely to formally nominate candidates for president and vice-president on Sunday, July 21. There would be no physical meeting. All the delegates were vote using an electronic meeting. See this story. The physical convention in Chicago … Continue reading
All four statewide minor party and independent petitions have been challenged in Illinois. They include the petitions filed by independent candidate Robert F. kennedy, Jr and the petitions filed by the Libertarian, Green, and Constitution Parties. It is likely that … Continue reading
John Rust, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Indiana this year, but who was kept off the primary ballot, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal. Rust v Morales, 23-1369. Here is his cert petition. He … Continue reading
