Washington State Senator Craig Pridemore, who had been running a strong campaign for the open U.S. House seat in the 3rd district (southwest Washington state), has suddenly dropped out of the race. This commentary from the Northwest Progressive Institute Advocate … Continue reading
The Federal Election Commission says that already, 2,341 have filed with the FEC as congressional candidates. By contrast, in 2008 only 1,717 people did that; in 2006, only 1,588. See this story. Candidates for Congress are not obligated to file … Continue reading
On June 2, the Utah Supreme Court heard arguments in Anderson v Lieutenant Governor, 2010-237. The issue is whether signatures may be collected electronically. The plaintiff, Farley Anderson, is an independent candidate for Governor. He won’t be on the ballot … Continue reading
The June 3-9 issue of the San Francisco Bay Guardian has this op-ed, explaining that if Proposition 14 passes, ballot retention for qualified parties in California will become substantially more difficult. This aspect of Proposition 14 has not been mentioned … Continue reading
Oklahoma has very easy ballot access for independent candidates, for all office except President. This year two Libertarians are running for Congress in Oklahoma as independents. They are Angelia O’Dell for U.S. House, 1st district, and Clark Duffe, U.S. House, … Continue reading
