This article explains that the 2016 Iowa Republican caucuses will be entirely different than they were in 2012.
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Professor Charles Whelan of Dartmouth has this article at U.S. News & World Report blog, arguing that if there were a centrist political ticket for president in 2016, it would defeat the ticket of the left and of the right.
Larry Lessig has applied to NBC for three minutes of equal time, to match the three minutes of time given to Hillary Clinton when she was on Saturday Night Live. See this story. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.
Only Democratic presidential candidates can apply, because the race for the Democratic nomination is considered to be “the” campaign at this time, relative to Clinton.
Canada holds its parliamentary election on Monday, October 19. Polls indicate the Liberal Party will win the greatest number of seats. See the poll results here. Canada this year has three very powerful parties, and the Liberal Party can be thought of as the centrist party.
See this article on all the various possible outcomes.
The Philippines holds an election on May 9, 2016, for President, Vice-President, and both houses of the national legislature. Filing has now closed. Candidates file by declaration of candidacy. No fee or petition is needed. Then, starting on October 18 and ending on December 10, the national Election Commission evaluates each candidate for each office and determines which candidates are serious and have the capacity to run a meaningful campaign. See this story. Thanks to Walter Ziobro for this information.
President and Vice-President are elected separately.