Kathleen Curry, Colorado’s only independent state legislator, has opened a campaign office and has also submitted a petition to be on the November ballot as an independent candidate, in the 61st House district. Whether she is on the ballot as … Continue reading
This week, Port Chester, New York, will use cumulative voting for its village trustee elections. This will be the first time cumulative voting has been used in New York state. Port Chester is in Westchester County, just north of New … Continue reading
The June 11 issue of the Dallas Morning News has this interview with Kat Swift, director of the Texas Green Party. Swift did an excellent job. It’s especially valuable that she mentioned that before 1967, Texas did not require any … Continue reading
On June 12, the Texas Libertarian Party held its state nominating convention. See this story. Kinky Friedman, who was on the ballot in 2006 as an independent candidate for Governor, addressed the convention. Attendance was approximately 200. … Continue reading
The June 13 Washington Post has this analysis by Dan Balz, saying the voters are angrier than usual and that makes the election more difficult to predict. He did not discuss minor party or independent candidates. It seems likely that … Continue reading
