Moderate Party, Which is Ballot-Qualified with its Own Primary in Rhode Island, Has No Nominees This Year

Posted on by October 13, 2016
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The Moderate Party is Rhode Island’s only ballot-qualified party, other than the Democratic and Republican Parties. However, it has no nominees for any public office this year. The only minor party candidates on the ballot for Congress or state office in Rhode Island this year are three Libertarians for state legislature.

The Moderate Party will continue to be ballot-qualified for 2018, however. It easily met the vote test in 2014, when Bob Healey, its gubernatorial nominee, polled 21.4% of the vote. That extended the party’s qualified status through November 2018.

Alaska Supreme Court Settles Dispute That Allows Ballot-Printing to Go Ahead

Posted on by October 13, 2016
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On October 12, the Alaska Supreme Court determined the identity of the winner of the Democratic primary for state house, 40th district. The primary had been in August. Only now can the state print the November 2016 ballots for the 40th district. See this story. By 4-1, the court said Dean Westlake, not Benjamin Nageak, had won.

Colorado Newspapers Begin to Publicize the October 25 Presidential Debate for Candidates Who are on Ballot in at Least 15% of the Nation

Posted on by October 12, 2016
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Free and Equal is holding a presidential debate in Boulder, Colorado, on October 25. All presidential candidates who are on the ballot before at least 15% of the U.S. voters are invited. So far, Darrell Castle, Rocky De La Fuente, and Gloria La Riva have accepted. Candidates who are invited, but who have not said whether they will attend, are Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, and Evan McMullin. See this Colorado news story.