All qualified parties in Maine nominate by primary, and all qualified parties are entitled to a presidential primary. But No Labels Party doesn’t want its own presidential primary, so the state won’t hold one. See this story. … Continue reading
Filing for the Illinois primaries closed on January 5. For president in the Republican primary, the only candidates who filed are Ryan Binkley, Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, and Donald Trump. Candidates need 3,000 signatures. Vivek Ramaswamy did not … Continue reading
On January 8, newly-elected Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, a Republican, called a special session of the new legislature for January 15-23. Here is his agenda for that special session. Item 9 mentions candidate filing fees for president and congress. That … Continue reading
Russia holds a presidential election on March 15-17. Incumbent Vladimir Putin is running for re-election as an independent. The authorities have recently announced that the presidential nominees of the New People Party (Vladislav Davankov) and the Liberal Democratic Party (Leonid … Continue reading
A Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., audio podcast was recorded on December 22, and aired on January 5. Kennedy interviewed Richard Winger about ballot access. Anyone can listen at this link. … Continue reading
