Major Polls Begin Including Johnson and Stein

Posted on by June 1, 2016
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On RealClearPolitics’ Latest Polls page today, Quinnipiac and Public Policy Polling have begun including presidential candidates Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party) and Jill Stein (Green Party) in their Georgia polls.

Quinnipiac results (Georgia) have Clinton at 40%, Trump at 38%, Johnson at 5%, and Stein at 3%.

Public Policy Polling results (Georgia) have Trump at 45%, Clinton at 38%, Johnson at 6%, and Stein at 2%.

In the past, even when the occasional poll does list a third-party candidate, RealClearPolitics has ignored that listing. This appears to be a sign that both Johnson and Stein will now be listed in most, if not all, national and state polls.

Utah Republican Party Appeals to Tenth Circuit in Open Primary Lawsuit

Posted on by June 1, 2016
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The Utah Republican Party has asked the Tenth Circuit to hear its appeal in Utah Republican Party v Herbert. The issue is the state law that requires parties to let candidates who have little support at party meetings to try to petition their way onto the primary ballot. In the Tenth Circuit, there are three case numbers: 16-4058, 16-4091, and 16-4098. The U.S. District Court had upheld the state law. The Republican Party does not want anyone on its primary ballot unless he or she showed substantial support at a party caucus.

American Party of South Carolina Nominates Peter Skewes for President

Posted on by June 1, 2016
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On May 15, the ballot-qualified American Party of South Carolina nominated Dr. Peter Skewes for President. The party also nominated candidates for U.S. Senate, 3 U.S. House seats, and one state house seat. Skewes is a professor at Clemson University and a veterinarian. The American Party was created in 2014 and considers itself a centrist party.

The Skewes web page is peterforpresident.us. Thanks to Lynn Kahn for this news.

Green and Constitution Parties Will Ask to be Put on Tennessee Ballot at Court Hearing June 8

Posted on by June 1, 2016
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On June 8, a hearing will be held in U.S. District Court in Green Party of Tennessee v Hargett, m.d., 3:11cv-692. The political parties will ask for an injunction, putting them on the ballot for the 2016 election. This lawsuit had been suspended earlier in 2016 in the hopes that the legislature would ease the ballot access law for newly-qualifying parties, but the legislature did not act. The law on how a party remains on the ballot had been struck down by the Sixth Circuit on July 2, 2015.