Last month, the Country Party submitted 6,387 signatures on its Wyoming ballot access petition. The requirement is 3,740 signatures. Even though the Country Party submitted 70% more signatures than the requirement, the state now says that the petition only contains … Continue reading
Timm Herdt has this column in the Ventura, California Star. It says one unintended result of California’s top-two system may be to increase the power of Democratic and Republican party organization endorsements. He describes how this process is already starting. … Continue reading
Politico says Gary Johnson will announce in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on December 28, that he is joing the Libertarian Party and also that he will seek its presidential nomination. See the story here. UPDATE: the Politico story has caused … Continue reading
On December 20, the Arkansas Green Party submitted approximately 14,000 signatures, to gain a place on the 2012 ballot for all partisan office. 10,000 valid signatures are required. This is the fourth election year in a row in which the … Continue reading
This Reuters story says wealthy U.S. individuals are giving significantly smaller, or fewer, donations to candidates for federal office in 2011 than they have in past years. Thanks to Chris Edes for the link. … Continue reading
