On March 3, seventeen Alabama representatives, all Republicans, introduced HB 541. It mandates closed primaries, and does not give a party the option to let independents vote in its primary. It also sets very restrictive for voters to enroll in … Continue reading
On March 10, independent candidate Matthew Dumpert was elected to the Oakland, New Jersey, city council, in a partisan special election. See this story. It is very rare for independent candidates to win partisan elections in New Jerwey. Dumpert defeated … Continue reading
On February 27, Bo Gritz died at the age of 87. He was the Populist Party’s presidential nominee in 1992. For someone who was not famous, he polled a surprisingly large share of the vote in certain places in Utah, … Continue reading
On March 11, New Hanover County Board of Education member David Perry said he has changed his registration from Republican to Libertarian. New Hanover County has a population of approximately 240,000, and includes Wilmington. The office is partisan and members … Continue reading
Greg Ballard, who had previously announced his independent candidacy for Indiana Secretary of State, will use the partisan label “Lincoln Party”. That way, assuming he gets on the ballot and polls at least 2%, a party with that name will … Continue reading
