This year, only two statewide independent or minor party petitions were submitted in West Virginia for statewide office. The Libertarian petition, listing Gary Johnson for President and David Moran for Governor, has enough valid signatures. The state is still checking … Continue reading
Tennessee has verified the validity of the independent presidential petitions for Gary Johnson and Merlin Miller, but says the Rocky Anderson petition only has 255 valid signatures, and 275 are needed. Anderson volunteers will work with election officials to find … Continue reading
On August 21, the Ninth Circuit issued an order in Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County v Bowen, the case over California’s residency requirement for petition circulators. The law says they cannot work outside of their home district. California and … Continue reading
See this story in the Reno Gazette-Journal, about the pending lawsuit to remove Nevada’s “None of the above” from the ballot for statewide office. The case has a hearing in U.S. District Court in Reno on August 22. … Continue reading
Ross Miller, Nevada’s elected Secretary of State and a Democrat, participated in a mixed martial arts fight on Saturday, August 18. See this story. He says he had always wanted to do that, and that he is “retiring” from the … Continue reading
