This news story describes the phenomenon of insincere candidates running in the open primary of the Grassroots Legalize Cannabis Party. The story would be better if it mentioned the alternative idea of letting small ballot-qualified parties nominate by convention, which … Continue reading
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On May 29, at the close of the Libertarian Party’s national convention in Sparks, Nevada, newly-elected chair Angela McArdle announced that she is pregnant for the first time. There have been pregnant governors, and pregnant members of Congress, but this … Continue reading
The Federal Election Commission has issued a new version of its 2022 chart for congressional elections and primaries, showing primary dates and petition deadlines. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link. … Continue reading
The Charlotte, North Carolina National Public Radio station has this story about Matthew Hoh, the Green Party’s first U.S. Senate in that state. … Continue reading
On June 3, the California Secretary of State released a new registration tally. Since the last tally, which was as of April 8, all six qualified parties have gained, and the percentage of people not registered in any qualified party … Continue reading
On June 3, the Michigan Supreme Court declined to accept the ballot access case brought by two Republican candidates for Governor. The candidates had been required to submit 15,000 signatures to get on the primary ballot, but their petitions were … Continue reading