Source: Ballot Access News

On October 6, Americans Elect released a 20-page book, describing how presidential candidates may obtain a place in the Americans Elect presidential primary. The book also explains how groups that want to draft a presidential candidate may proceed. The title is “Briefing Book for Candidates and Draft Committees, 2012 Presidential Nomination Process.” Read more »

Source: Ballot Access News

According to this story, Americans Elect has begun circulating the party petition in Rhode Island, which requires 17,115 valid signatures. The party petition procedure has only existed since 1994. It has never been used, except by the Moderate Party in 2010. Thanks to Ken Block for the link. Read more »

Source: Ballot Access News

On October 4, a New York trial court in Westchester County ruled that an individual may circulate a petition for an independent candidate, even if that individual had signed another petition to place someone on a primary ballot for that same office. Rice v Board of Elections in Westchester County, 14277/11.

As a result, the Libertarian Party petition to place its nominees on the November Read more »

Source: Ballot Access News

This newspaper story from Lewiston, Maine, discusses the Americans Elect petition drive in that state, which began recently. The Maine petition requires 28,639 valid signatures, and must be completed by December 8, 2011. Furthermore, only voters who are not registered members of the three qualified parties (Democratic, Republican, and Green) may sign. Read more »

Source: Ballot Access News

This three-and-one-half minute you tube describes the petition-gathering campaign conducted in Ohio in August and September to put HB 194 to a referendum. Opponents of the bill collected 318,240 signatures in only five weeks. Assuming the petition has enough valid signatures, HB 194 can’t go into effect until after voters vote on it, in November 2012. Read more »

Source: Libertarian Party (LP.org)

Here’s my fantasy: Libertarians are elected to the presidency and to majorities in Congress. What would happen next? Well, if libertarians were “in charge,” you’d have more freedom and prosperity.

Freedom frightens some people. They say if no one is in charge there would be chaos. That is intuitive, but think about a skating rink. Before rinks were Read more »

Source: Independent Political Report

Gold Mass Group: State LP Convention

October 9, 2011 10:00 AM
Tweed’s Restaurant
229 Grove Street, Worcester
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Source: Independent Political Report

Excerpt from today’s Free Independent-Sun article by Jack Wagner:

Local Green Party victories typically mean;

Safer streets through common sense crime prevention (lit streets, alleys and bike paths, foot patrols and police beats):

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Source: Ken Moellman Campaign

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Polling in the State Treasurer’s race
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Source: Independent Political Report

Email from Kimberly Wilder:

This site – coming tonight at 8pm – was announced in the Guardian UK. I wonder if this is partly in response to the fact that the Global Revolution channel is a separate entity, and so highly moderated.

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