On August 9, 2016, Arkansas Director of Elections Leslie Bellamy wrote a letter to Rocky De La Fuente, saying Arkansas Code 7-7-204 states that “a person who files as a candidate for nomination by a political party shall not be … Continue reading
According to this story, Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee William Weld says he and Gary Johnson will soon ask each member of Congress to ask the Commission on Presidential Debates to relax the rules on who can be included. … Continue reading
On August 25, the Illinois Supreme Court issued an opinion in Hooker v Illinois State Board of Elections, 2016 IL 121077. The Court, by a vote of 4-3, said that the statewide initiative for a nonpartisan redistricting commission may not … Continue reading
On August 25, Wisconsin election officials approved both independent presidential petitions, which were filed by Monica Moorehead of the Workers World Party, and Rocky De La Fuente. See this story. The ballot-qualified parties in Wisconsin are Constitution, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, … Continue reading
On August 25, Quinnipiac released a poll about the presidential election. Question Ten asked if respondents think Gary Johnson should be in the debates. The response: 62% yes; 29% no; 9% undecided. Here is the poll; scroll down to question … Continue reading
