On Wednesday, September 7, the West Virginia Supreme Court will hear Wells v Miller, 16-0779. The issue is whether anyone who holds the constitutional qualifications for an elected office may be an independent candidate, or whether only registered independents can … Continue reading
On November 8, South Dakota voters will vote on Referred Law 19. It says that members of qualified parties cannot sign petitions to get independent candidates on the ballot. It also makes it more difficult for new parties to get … Continue reading
On August 30, U.S. District Court Judge Frederick Scullin refused to move the general election for U.S. House, New York 3rd district, from November to December. The Republican primary for that district is October 6. One of the two Republicans … Continue reading
Two political scientists, Matthew Hindman and Bernard Tamas, have this analysis in Monkey Cage in the Washington Post. They show that there are more minor party and independent candidates for federal office now than there were fifty years ago. They … Continue reading
On August 30, Florida held primaries for the Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian Parties. Here is a link to the Secretary of State’s election returns. For U.S. Senate in the Libertarian primary, Paul Stanton defeated Augustus Invictus by 3:1. In the … Continue reading
