On June 6, the Illinois legislature passed HB 4488, which moves the petition deadline for independent candidates,, and the nominees of unqualified parties, from June to May. As of June 25, Governor J. B. Pritzker still hasn’t acted on the … Continue reading
Henry Wallace in 1948 was only certified for the ballot in eleven states, at the time of the Progressive Party’s presidential convention, held July 24-25. See Curtis MacDougall’s history book about the Wallace campaign, “Gideon’s Army”, page 445, volume two. … Continue reading
On June 25, a New Jersey voter, Scott Salmon, sued the Secretary of State to force her to keep Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., off the November ballot. The basis for the lawsuit, which is filed in state court, is that … Continue reading
If the current CNN debate rules had been in place for a 1968 general election presidential debate, George Wallace would not have qualified. He was not on the ballot in states with at least 270 electoral votes as of June … Continue reading
June 24 is the Illinois petition deadline for independent candidates, and for nominees of unqualified parties. The Green, Libertarian, and Constitution Parties submitted petitions, as did independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The Illinois petition deadline had been in … Continue reading
