Kentucky has never before had an independent candidate for U.S. Senate on its ballots, in the 100 years that the state and the nation have been electing U.S. Senators by popular vote. But Ed Marksberry announced on September 22 that … Continue reading
Recently the California legislature passed AB 857, the bill to require that statewide initiatives aren’t valid unless at least 10% of the signatures were collected by unpaid volunteers. On September 23, both the San Francisco Chronicle and the Sacramento Bee … Continue reading
Utah is the only state in which no one can run in a partisan primary unless that candidate receives substantial support at a party endorsement meeting. An initiative is about to be launched in Utah to change that, so that … Continue reading
The Black Star News, a weekly newspaper in New York city in existence since 1997, has this op-ed by Lenora Fulani, advocating a vote for Adolfo Carrion for Mayor on November 5. Carrion is the nominee of the Independence Party. … Continue reading
According to this article in the Columbus Dispatch, Ohio State Senator Bill Seitz (R-Cincinnati) wants his ballot access restrictions to pass before the end of 2013, because he wants them in place for the 2014 election. His bill, SB 193, … Continue reading
