This year, the only two candidates on the Vermont ballot for U.S. House of Representatives are incumbent Peter Welch, a Democrat who is also the Republican nominee; and Liberty Union nominee Erica Clawson. This is the first time since 1976 … Continue reading
As previously reported, on February 12, a U.S. District Court struck down the Illinois law that requires newly-qualifying parties to run a full slate of candidates. The state appealed to the Seventh Circuit, but then requested three extensions of time … Continue reading
Mark Schmitt has this essay on Vox, explaining why the United States would do better with more than two political parties. … Continue reading
Politico has this story on how the Florida Secretary of State changed the ballot access rules on September 7, blocking several ballot-qualified parties from being on the presidential ballot. … Continue reading
On September 16, the Texas Secretary of State reversed a previous decision, and now says that write-ins for Evan McMullin will be counted. Here is the revised write-in list. Here is a newspaper story. Apparently the original list included one … Continue reading
