On April 14, the Prohibition Party nominated C. L. Gammon of Tennessee for president, and Phil Collins of Nevada for vice-president. This was done with a telephone conference call. This ticket replaces the one chosen last year. … Continue reading
On March 27, Missouri HB 26 passed a procedural vote in the House, by a vote of 78-72. It changes Missouri from an open primary state to a closed primary state. It still hasn’t passed the House on final reading. … Continue reading
David Daley and Rob Richie have this article in Real Clear Politics, explaining that several state Democratic Parties will use caucuses that use ranked choice voting in 2020. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
The Arkansas Libertarian Party has between 2,000 and 3,000 signatures on its party petition so far. Thanks to Paul Frankel for this news. … Continue reading
The Nation, venerable weekly magazine published in New York, regularly carries a column by Eric Alterman. The April 15 column mentions that Bernie Sanders was a presidential elector candidate for the Socialist Workers Party in 1980, in Vermont. Although this … Continue reading
