Michigan Natural Law Party Appears to Have Nominated Rocky De La Fuente for President

Posted on by June 4, 2020
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Rocky De La Fuente is the presidential nominee of the Alliance Party. According to the Alliance Party’s June newsletter, the ballot-qualified Natural Law Party of Michigan has decided to nominate De La Fuente as well.

The Natural Law Party of Michigan uses its ballot status to nominate someone for president every presidential election year. The Natural Law Party always chooses some presidential candidate who is running nationwide, and who needs the party’s help in being listed in Michigan. In 2016 the Natural Law Party nominated Socialist Party nominee Emidio Soltysik. In 2012 it nominated Rocky Anderson, nominee of the Justice Party. In 2008 it nominated independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader. In 2004 it nominated Socialist nominee Walt Brown. For prior years, the Natural Law Party existed nationwide, so naturally the Michigan Natural Law Party nominated the party’s national nominee, John Hagelin.

Thanks to Independent Political Report for this news.

Shaun McCutcheon, Wealthy Campaign Finance Activist, Asks FEC Whether He Can Donate $50,000 from his Campaign Account to Libertarian Party

Posted on by June 4, 2020
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A surviving renmant of the McCain-Feingold Law sharply restricts the ability of individuals to donate funds to political parties. However, recently Michael Bloomberg gave millions of dollars to the Democratic Party, money taken from his presidential campaign account.

On May 29, Shaun McCutcheon asked the Federal Election Commission if he could make a similar donation to the Libertarian Party, for $50,000. McCutcheon had filed on May 1 to run for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination. He has over $50,000 left over in his campaign account. Now he wants to transfer that amount to the party, just as Bloomberg had done for the Democratic Party. Here is his request.

McCutcheon already won a campaign finance lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court several years ago. In McCutcheon v FEC, the Court ruled 5-4 that the limit on how much individuals can donate to all federal candidates cumulatively in any particular election year violates the First Amendment. Thanks to the Institute for Free Speech for this news.

Pennsylvania Democratic Party Wants to Intervene Against Minor Party Ballot Access

Posted on by June 4, 2020
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On May 27, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party asked a U.S. District Court to intervene in the minor party ballot access case, Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania v Wolf, e.d., 5:20cv-2299. The case asks for petitioning relief for the Libertarian, Green, and Constitution Parties.

The Democratic Party brief opposes petitioning relief for the minor parties. It says Democrats had to petition to get on the Democratic primary ballot. But the petitioning period for members of major parties ended February 18, 2020, before the impact of the health crisis. Furthermore, no Democrat needed more than 2,000 signatures, but the statewide minor party candidates need 5,000.