On October 17, the Philadelphia Libertarian Party sent a courteous, formal letter to the Philadelphia County elections office, notifying the county of who the Libertarian write-in nominees are, and asking that write-ins be counted and tallied. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court … Continue reading
The Constitution Party lost its status as a qualified party in Wisconsin in 2006, because it failed to run any statewide candidates that year. Wisconsin requires parties to poll 1% of the vote for any statewide race in midterm years, … Continue reading
On October 15, U.S. District Court Judge Red Rakoff refused to issue an injunction in Conservative Party & Working Families Party v New York State Board of Elections, 10 Civ. 6923, eastern district. This is the case in which those … Continue reading
Thanks to Michael Ravnitzky and Eric Garris, it is now possible for anyone to read the 1988 paper issues of Ballot Access News. The links are on the upper right-hand side (“Previous issues here”).
Jack Betts, veteran political columnist for the Charlotte, North Carolina, Observer, has this commentary about the most recent U.S. Senate debate in North Carolina. The most recent debate included all three candidates, including Libertarian Mike Beitler. Betts says the debate … Continue reading
