The American Independent Party is the largest ballot-qualified party in California according to registration numbers. The party has stated its preference to have a presidential candidate on the ballot in 2012, but it is not at all clear what candidate the convention will choose. The American Independent Party has moved its convention back by two months, from June 8th to August 11th. Individuals expected to seek the Read more »
Because of last week’s ruling from the Maryland highest state court, the rules for petition validity are now much more onerous. The Libertarian and Green Parties have been removed from the 2012 ballot because of the ruling, but they have time to get more signatures. The Libertarian Party needs another 2,734 valid signatures, and the Green Party needs another 3,020 signatures. Read more »
Some individuals who have been working within Americans Elect have formed a group to reverse the recent decision of the Americans Elect board not to run a presidential nominee in 2012. See this story. Thanks to Steve Urbano for the link.
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The Brad Blog has this article about how California’s top-two “open primary” is working this year in the 26th U.S. House district. The piece is by Ernest A. Canning, who has degrees in Political Science and has been an attorney since 1977.
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On May 22, U.S. District Court Judge John Gibney held a status conference in Libertarian Party of Virginia and Darryl Bonner v Charles Judd, 3:12-cv-367. This is the lawsuit filed by the Libertarian Party of Virginia against that state’s ban on out-of-state circulators. All briefs on whether the law is unconstitutional are due June 21, and it is expected that a decision will come by early July. The case is in the Eastern District. Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party candidates and leaders said today that bipartisan politicians supporting President Obama’s Simpson-Bowles Commission are targeting working Americans’ job security, wages, benefits, Social Security, Medicare, education, student loans, and other necessities.
The Simpson-Bowles Commission (National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Read more »
Further Reading, including Editor of the School Newspaper Bashing the Cal State Northridge Greens and follow up by Green members on campus: http://sundial.csun.edu/2012/05/creating-change-requires-both-your-voice-and-your-actions/
Complete Debate Video with Greens using the “Occupy-Like” Tactics MIC Check: http://www.csunas.org/csunas/watch-the-congressional-debate-2/ Read more »
Here is a short video (It’s too long to call a commercial.) of Merlin Miller, the Presidential nominee of the American Third Position Party. It was sent to me in an e-mail.
Public Policy Polling has been diligently including some third parties in their polling recently. In Arizona, Public Policy Polling ran a general election poll and included Libertarian Party nominee and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, who received 9%.
One thing that could make the race more competitive in Arizona, perhaps more so than Read more »
