Apr
10
2012
Source: Ballot Access News
The Peace & Freedom Party is currently in U.S. District Court in Sacramento, asking that Peta Lindsay be restored to the party’s presidential primary ballot. The primary is June 5. Both sides in the lawsuit, Peace & Freedom Party v Bowen, have agreed to expedite the lawsuit. Assuming the judge agrees, all the briefs will be in by April 20. Oral argument is somewhat likely to be on April 24. UPDATE: the oral argument will be April 26 at 9 a.m. Read more »
Apr
10
2012
Source: Ballot Access News
On April 9, the Alabama Constitution, Green, and Libertarian Parties filed this 9-page response brief in Stein v Chapman, 2:12cv-42. This is the case that challenges the March petition deadline for minor parties, at least as applied to presidential elections.
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Apr
10
2012
Source: Ballot Access News
The South Dakota deadline for a party to submit its petition to be qualified was March 27. Both Americans Elect, and the Constitution Party, submitted petitions. The state hopes to have checked each petition within a week.
The Libertarian Party had turned in its petition several months ago, and its petition had been approved on February 28. Read more »
Apr
10
2012
Source: Ballot Access News
The Reform Party national presidential convention will be August 10-12 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The party is ballot-qualified in Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
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Apr
10
2012
Source: Ballot Access News
Buddy Roemer, currently seeking the Americans Elect presidential nomination, recently received $185,470.11 in federal primary season matching funds. See this FEC presss release. He had previously received $100,000 in matching funds. So far no one else running for President this year has qualified.
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Apr
10
2012
Source: Independent Political Report
From George Phillies:
We have a tax day rally in Massachusetts this April 15.
Gary Johnson is speaking at the Worcester Rally. I gather he was also invited to the Boston Rally, which is Republican oriented and has some different speakers.
He will be introduced by Carla Howell, who is apparently traveling to some events with him. Read more »
Apr
10
2012
Source: Independent Political Report
Listen here. The caption reads:
Darrell Castle discusses the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) report and recommendations on US Education. By the way, who or what is “human capital?”
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Apr
10
2012
Source: Ballot Access News
The Green Party had a presidential primary in Massachusetts on March 6. The Secretary of State has finally released the results, which are: Jill Stein 1,018; Kent Mesplay 89; Harley Mikkelson 84; “no preference” 232. There were also 95 write-ins, and 36 blank ballots.
The only states which have provided presidential primaries to any minor parties so far in Read more »
Apr
10
2012
Source: Ballot Access News
On April 2, the Tennessee Secretary of State asked the 6th circuit to reverse the U.S. District Court and remove the Green Party and the Constitution Party from the 2012 ballot. The U.S. District Court had put them both on the ballot on February 3, on the basis that the ballot access law for newly-qualifying parties is unconstitutional and that these two plaintiff political parties had shown they have a modicum of support. Here is the state’s Read more »
