The July 28 Los Angeles Times put this story on Americans Elect on the front page. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.
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Nevada holds a special election on September 13 to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 2nd district. All four ballot-listed candidates have been invited to debate each other on August 25. The debate is sponsored by a radio station, a television station, and Reno’s daily newspaper, the Gazette-Journal. The four candidates are: Republican Mark Amodei, Independent American Party nominee Tim Fasano, independent candidate Helmuth Lehman, and Democrat Kate Marshall.
The inclusiveness of this debate is an improvement for Nevada. In 2010, no televised debates for the Nevada major party nominees for Governor or U.S. Senator included any minor party or independent candidates.
On June 25, the Americans Elect facebook page featured a question from an individual who said, “I would actually prefer to see some viable legislative candidates put forward. There’s only so much a President can do.” From the context, it appears the individual meant the national legislature, i.e., Congress.
Americans Elect responded, “We would also like to extend the platform to do that too, after we work on this nominating convention.” Thanks to Jim Cook of Irregular Times for this news.
Elizabeth May, the first Green Party nominee elected to the Canadian Parliament, will be one of the speakers at the Green Party’s national meeting August 5-7 in Alfred, New York. Thanks to GreenPartyWatch for this news.
This story says that the government of Syria is ending its almost 50-year ban on political parties (other than the governing party). However, it will still be illegal for anyone to create a party based on religion, region or ethnicity.