Some states provide qualified minor parties with their own presidential primaries, and minor parties have used presidential primaries in at least a few states, in all presidential elections starting in 1972. For 2012, the Green Party seems to be the … Continue reading
Conor Friedersdorf has this article in the Atlantic Monthly’s on-line edition, “Cautiously, Libertarians reach out to Occupy Wall Street.” Although the article is not about Libertarian Party leaders, it does focus on Gary Johnson. Also it has an interesting section … Continue reading
As reported earlier, Indiana officials are investigating possible forged signatures in the 2008 petitions to place Barack Obama, and also Hillary Clinton, on the Indiana presidential primary ballot in 2008. Now the McCain petition is also being investigated, with some … Continue reading
Nooga.com, an on-line newspaper in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has this feature story about the Americans Elect petition drive in that state, including a picture of one of the circulators talking to a voter outside a library. … Continue reading
On October 19, three individuals filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., seeking to overturn a 1940 federal law that makes it illegal for anyone who holds a contract with the federal government from contributing any money … Continue reading
