Pollsters Pat Caddell and Douglas Schoen have this op-ed in the Wall Street Journal of August 25, arguing that 2012 will probably see a strong presidential candidate running outside the two major parties. Thanks to Jack Dean for the link. … Continue reading
On August 23, U.S. District Court Judge Otis Wright ruled that California’s law, allowing some candidates to list a party label, but not allowing others to do so, nor even to use the ballot label “independent”, is constitutional. Here is … Continue reading
On August 24, the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed the case State ex rel Quinn v Lorain County Board of Elections, 2011-1124. The case had been filed by an independent candidate for Mayor of Elyria, a city which uses partisan elections. … Continue reading
Just as the states of the United States have many election law disputes involving constitutional issues, so does the Cherokee Nation. That sovereign organization that co-exists within the United States has a September 24, 2011 election, and a recent Cherokee … Continue reading
Matthew Dowd has this column in the Huffington Post on the chances of a powerful presidential candidate in 2012 who is not the nominee of either the Democratic or Republican Parties. The column says that if no one gets a … Continue reading
