On July 26, the Forward Party of Minnesota and the Independence-Alliance Party of Minnesota are expected to approve a merger. See this IndependentPoliticalReport story. Neither party is ballot-qualified. In Minnesota, the only parties that are on the ballot currently are … Continue reading
On May 31, National Public Radio aired a story entitled, “Trump Pardons Drug Kingpins even as he Escalates U.S. Drug War Rhetoric.” The print version of the story uses the photograph of Trump speaking at the Libertarian Party national convention … Continue reading
On May 7, the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Campaigns & Elections passed AB 35. It lets independent candidates withdraw. However, they must pay a fee to withdraw. The fee for statewide offices is $1,000. Last year independent presidential candidate Robert … Continue reading
On May 29, the Nevada Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections passed AB 597. This is the bill that says independent voters may vote in partisan primaries. … Continue reading
On May 7, the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Campaigns & Elections passed A149. It expands the methods by which a qualified party may nominate for presidential elector. Existing law seems to say that a qualified party can only nominate presidential … Continue reading
