On February 6, Jill Stein spoke at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to say she is exploring whether to seek the Green Party presidential nomination. That attracted a good amount of publicity. However, many of the stories had … Continue reading
According to this story, Kansas Senator Mitch Holmes (R-St. John) will soon introduce a bill that ends the practice of rotating the names of candidates on ballots. The story does not say how the bill would determine the order of … Continue reading
Utah has been the only state in which it is impossible for a candidate to get on a partisan primary ballot unless that party’s caucus gives that candidate substantial support before the primary. In 2014 the legislature passed SB 43 … Continue reading
The Register-Guard of Eugene, Oregon, has this op-ed by Sal Peralta, Secretary of the Independent Party. The party recently obtained enough registrations to qualify for its own government-administered primary. Generally, minor parties in Oregon nominate by convention, although as the … Continue reading
Idaho’s first presidential primaries were held in 1976. Ever since, Idaho presidential primaries have been in late May, and were simultaneous with the primary for other office. However, in 2012, the state canceled the presidential primaries because both major parties … Continue reading
