The Louisiana House Committee on the House and Government Affairs holds a hearing on HB 776 on Tuesday, May 26. This is the bill that eliminates the ability of a small qualified party to nominate a candidate for Congress. Currently, … Continue reading
The last time the Whig Party appeared on the ballot in any state was in Alabama in 1974, when its nominee John Watts ran for Lieutenant Governor. Watts and the Whig Party had also appeared on the Alabama ballot in … Continue reading
Political Science Professor Marshall Derosa has declared his candidacy for U.S. Senate from Florida in 2010, on the Constitution Party ticket. Assuming he is nominated for that office in 2010, he will be the first Constitution Party nominee on the … Continue reading
Two leading blogs that cover minor parties just had their one-year anniversaries. Independent Political Report had its first post on May 20, 2008, and Green Party Watch had its first post on May 21, 2008. Before those blogs existed, Third … Continue reading
The South Carolina legislature adjourned for the year on May 21. Although 60 bills to alter election laws had been introduced, not a single one passed. However, any bill introduced this year could conceivably pass in 2010, since South Carolina … Continue reading
