May
29
2012
Source: Ballot Access News
Martha Abbott, chair of the Vermont Progressive Party, will appear on the Progressive Party primary ballot in August as a candidate for Governor. The Vermont Progressive Party hasn’t had a candidate on the November ballot for Governor since 2002. Generally, the Progressive Party tends to avoid running in that race.
There is no certainty that the Progressive Party will actually have Abbott on the Read more »
May
29
2012
Source: Ballot Access News
An initiative to place a top-two open primary proposal will probably succeed in getting on the November 2012 Arizona ballot. The Arizona League of Women Voters has been studying the proposal for the past several months, and has concluded that the measure is not good policy and should be defeated.
The Arizona League is only the second state League of Women Voters that has studied Read more »
May
29
2012
Source: Ballot Access News
Philadelphia Weekly has a very thorough story about ballot access in Pennsylvania here. The article mentions the new lawsuit (filed May 17) to end the system under which candidates whose petitions are rejected are liable of up to $100,000 in court costs. Thanks to Mark Hinkle for the link.
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May
29
2012
Source: Ballot Access News
On May 22, U.S. District Court Judge William K. Watkins, Jr., whose court is in Montgomery, Alabama, cancelled the May 24 hearing in Stein v Chapman, the ballot access lawsuit filed by the Constitution, Green and Libertarian Parties. In its place, he has set a new briefing schedule, and opened the door for new evidence, due June 15. The judge indicated he wants to learn on June 15 whether the three parties are actually Read more »
May
29
2012
Source: Ballot Access News
This year, three candidates will be on the ballot for U.S. Senate in Indiana: Democrat Joe Donnelly, Libertarian Andrew Horning, and Republican Richard Mourdock. Rasmussen Reports recently did a poll for this race, but the question it asked is, “If the 2012 election for U.S. Senate were held today, would you vote for Republican Richard Mourdock or Democrat Joe Donnelly?” Read more »
May
29
2012
Source: Independent Political Report
Ted Waitt is the founder of Gateway and a notable Independent who has created the icPurple SuperPAC in an effort to help fund Independent political campaigns which are winnable. He has seeded the organization with $300,000 to start running ads in some key races for Independent candidates.
A new SuperPAC has been formed to support independent candidates around the Read more »
May
29
2012
Source: Independent Political Report
Chuck Baldwin was the 2008 Presidential nominee of the Constitution Party. He is still a member of the party, though he recently ran for Lt. Governor of Montana for a short time as a Republican and is known to be a backer of Ron Paul’s presidential candidacy for the GOP nomination. Baldwin recently published this commentary, which is critical of the NDAA. Read more »
May
29
2012
Source: Wrights2012.com
BURNET, Texas (May 26) – When I began my quest for the Libertarian presidential nomination, my staff and I were committed to making the campaign about more than just winning the nomination. We determined that whoever was the nominee, the message of the Libertarian Party in 2012 would be “Stop All War,” and that message would be heard in all 50 states. To that end, we pledged 10 percent of all donations to insure ballot Read more »
May
29
2012
Source: Ballot Access News
On May 25, the Oklahoma legislature adjourned for the year, without having passed HB 1058. The bill would have lowered the number of signatures for newly-qualifying parties. It passed both houses, but each house passed a different version, and the conference committee never met to reconcile the differences.
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