Source: Ballot Access News

On April 24, 1980, John B. Anderson declared that he would seek the presidency as an independent candidate. He subsequently placed his name on the ballot in all 50 states in November, even though he had already had his name on the ballot, or was about to have his name on the ballot, in two-thirds of the Republican presidential primaries of 1980.

This anniversary, exactly 32 years ago today, shows that candidates can enter the general Read more »

Source: Ballot Access News

The Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan has this editorial, expressing happiness that South Dakota now has five qualified parties on the ballot. The editorial does not say, but it could have said, that this is the most number of qualified parties in South Dakota since 1914. Between 1939 and 1984, South Dakota required a petition of 10% of the last gubernatorial vote for a new party to get on the ballot. No group ever managed to cope with that Read more »

Source: Independent Political Report

During the Constitution Party Convention I sent Jerome Corsi a message on Facebook asking him if he had any preference for the Constitution Party nomination. I asked Corsi because he is a high profile conservative pundit who has been unafraid to publicly associate himself with the Constitution Party. He didn’t reply while the Convention was still in process, but replied later saying he would support whomever the CP nominated. Read more »

Source: Independent Political Report

Former two-term Governor Angus King is running for U.S. Senate in Maine. King served his two terms as Governor as an Independent and is running for U.S. Senate as such too. By all accounts he is going to run a competitive race. Polling, although early, has shown him in the lead and now he is leading the fund-race too.

Former Maine Independent Gov. Angus King solidified his frontrunner status by taking in Read more »

Source: Independent Political Report

The Independence Party of Minnesota has taken an active role in opposing an anti-gay marriage amendment which will be on the ballot in November. Now, they’ve released a series of videos, featuring former Gubernatorial candidate Jack Uldrich and Jesse Ventura, encouraging members of the party and other Independents in the state to vote “No”. Read more »