Source: Ballot Access News

Vermont is tied for having the earliest petition deadline for independent presidential candidates. Also, Vermont has very cumbersome petition-checking procedures for independent presidential candidates. They must take the petitions to each town, wait for the town clerks to check the signatures, and then collect the signatures and physically take them to the Secretary of State. Rocky Anderson and the Justice Party failed to qualify, and sued. On August 6, a Superior Read more »

Source: Ballot Access News

Roseanne Barr has won the presidential nomination of the Peace & Freedom Party. Cindy Sheehan is the vice-presidential nominee. On the first presidential ballot, the vote was: Barr 29, Stephen Durham 18, Stewart Alexander 12, abstain 4. Peta Lindsay had withdrawn before the vote and had endorsed Barr.

Because the first ballot did not produce a majority winner, a second vote was taken. That ballot Read more »

Source: Ballot Access News

The deadline has passed in Washington state for minor party presidential candidates, and independent presidential candidates, to submit petitions. Already confirmed for the ballot are Rocky Anderson of the Justice Party, James Harris of the Socialist Workers Party, Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party, and Peta Lindsay of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. The state still hasn’t checked the petitions for Jill Stein of the Green Party and Virgil Goode of Read more »

Source: Reason (via GaryJohnson2012.com)

Former GOP presidential candidate Buddy Roemer, himself no stranger to exclusion, called today for Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson to be included in the Mitt Romney and Barack Obama’s televised debates.

From the email sent out by the Johnson campaign:

“I saw and experienced first-hand how the media and major party ‘establishment’ can use Read more »

Source: GaryJohnson2012.com

The Gary Johnson campaign is in search of new ‘viral-worthy’ posters, so we’re turning to some of the most creative people we know… our supporters!

What Is the Gary Johnson 2012 Poster Contest?

Between Thursday, August 2nd and Friday, August 10th, supporters of Gov. Gary Johnson are invited to send their original posters to ryanshattuck@garyjohnson2012.com. Submissions will Read more »

Source: Examiner (via GaryJohnson2012.com)

This year’s Republican presidential primary has been truly unique. A rash of influx into the Republican Party by not-so-standard-conservatives has been a direct result of the so-called Ron Paul Revolution. This wave has lead to both controversy and a refreshed enthusiasm for conservatism across the country.

While his chances do not look good to get the Republican nomination for president, many Read more »

Source: Ballot Access News

The August 4 Sacramento Bee has this op-ed by Steven Hill, analyzing how the top-two open primary worked in California recently.

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