On February 7, a U.S. District Court in Hawaii upheld a state law that requires independent presidential candidates to submit six times as many signatures as are needed for a new party. Nader v Cronin, civ 04-611. For 2008, independent … Continue reading
Major parties in Washington state held presidential caucuses on February 9, and will hold presidential primaries on Tuesday, February 19. For Democrats, the caucuses were used to choose all the state’s delegates to the national convention; for Republicans, half the … Continue reading
Pennsylvania does not allow unqualified parties to circulate their petitions until mid-February. The petitioning period opened a few days ago. The Constitution, Green, Libertarian and Reform Parties have started, or are on the verge of starting. The statewide requirement is … Continue reading
Filing has closed for the Pennsylvania primaries for all federal and state office this year. Pennsylvania has 203 State House districts. Of those 203 districts, in 103 of them, either no Republican filed to be on the Republican primary, or … Continue reading
Dr. Mary Ruwart is considering seeking the Libertarian Party presidential nomination. She is a long-time member of the party best known for her books Healing Our World and Short Answers to the Tough Questions. She has also written extensively on … Continue reading
