Recently Indiana county election officials finished validating the petition to place Jill Stein on the ballot as the Green Party nominee. They said only 40% of the signatures are valid, and therefore she is short 9,000 signatures. However the results … Continue reading
The Democratic National Committee still says it will nominate for president and vice-president by a virtual roll-call of the delegates, in advance of the actual physical national convention. See this story. But they say the virtual roll-call will be in … Continue reading
On July 16, a Montana state trial court issued a Temporary Restraining Order in a lawsuit over which voters can sign petitions. Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights v Jacobsen. The TRO prevents the Secretary of State from rejecting signatures on petitions … Continue reading
We the People, the party formed in North Carolina to make it easier for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to get on the ballot in that state, has a nominee for State Senate and also a nominee for Rowan County office. … Continue reading
The Secret Service began protecting some presidential candidates in 1968. The first minor party or independent presidential candidates who ever received such protection were John G. Schmitz, 1972 nominee of the American/American Independent Parties, and Dr. Benjamin Spock, 1972 nominee … Continue reading
