The third Republican presidential debate will be in Boulder, Colorado, on October 28, Wednesday. The sponsor, CNBC, requires candidates to be at 3% in polls in order to get on the main state. A debate will be held earlier for candidates who are at 1% but under 3%. See this story.
Some weeks ago, the South Carolina Republican Party set a presidential primary filing deadline of September 30, 2015. That is easily the earliest such deadline in the nation for the 2016 presidential primaries. No other presidential primary has a deadline earlier than November 2015.
Here is the list of the 15 candidates who paid the $40,000 filing fee. Half the money goes to government election officials, and half goes to the state Republican Party. The party does not pay for any of the administration of the presidential primary.
The only candidate on the list who has not been allowed to participate in the debates so far is former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore.
On September 29, the North Carolina legislature passed HB 8, which says candidate for appeals court judge may have their party membership listed on the ballot if they wish. Under current law, the elections are completely non-partisan, with no party nominations and no party labels. The bill does not apply to elections for State Supreme Court Justice, nor to Superior Court judicial races.
The legislature has now adjourned, although it will come back in October in case it wishes to override any possible gubernatorial vetoes.
The Northwest Labor Press, a print publication published twice per month in Oregon, has this story on the Working Families Party of Oregon. The story reveals that the party has a paid staff of four.
Conor Friedersdorf, a staff writer for The Atlantic, says California needs a new major party because the Republican Party can’t compete in the state. See his Los Angeles Times essay here. Thanks to AroundtheCapitol for the link.
