On December 9, the Arizona Libertarian Party filed this cert petition in the U.S. Supreme Court in Arizona Libertarian Party v Hobbs. This is the case over ballot access for members of a small qualified party that is not in … Continue reading
Filing for major party presidential primaries in Texas closed on December 9. This news story mentions the seven candidates who qualified for the Republican ballot: Rocky De La Fuente, Bob Ely, Zoltan Istvan, Matthew Matern, President Donald Trump, Joe Walsh, … Continue reading
On December 9, the New York Libertarian and Green Parties held a joint conference to say they will sue if New York state goes ahead and makes the definition of “political party” more stringent. See this story. UPDATE: see this … Continue reading
Four states hold their legislative elections in the odd year before presidential election years. The Libertarian Party had legislative candidates in all four of these states in 2019 (Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia), and polled the best vote it … Continue reading
Mississippi elected all its state officers on November 5, 2019. Independent candidate Angela Cockerham was elected to the House, 96th district, by 4,841 votes to 3,585 for her Democratic opponent. Cockerham had been elected as a Democrat in each of … Continue reading
