Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, and legislators, briefly considered a special session of the legislature to pass some alternate primary system and place it on the November ballot as a constitutional amendment. However, they have dropped plans to do this. See … Continue reading
On July 6, Gallup Polls released this poll, which includes five presidential candidates: President Obama, Mitt Romney, Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, and Virgil Goode. The poll shows support for the three minor party members as: Johnson 3%, Stein 1%, Goode … Continue reading
On July 6, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed HB 1236. The bill deletes the requirement that a petition to place a newly-qualifying party on the ballot must list that group’s presidential nominee, and must also list the group’s candidates for … Continue reading
On July 3, the California Senate Public Safety Committee did not pass AB 2058. The vote to pass it was 3-1, but the bill needed four votes to pass. This corrects an error made by this blog. The posting on … Continue reading
On July 5, the Federal Election Commission announced that Gary Johnson is about to receive a second check for primary season matching funds. The second check is for $130,059. The first one had been for $100,000. See this story. … Continue reading
