Aug 13 2012

Gov. Gary Johnson Could Cost Romney 5 Battleground States, 74 Electoral Votes Needed to Win in 2012

Source: Libertarian Party (LP.org)

“2-Term Governor Gary Johnson’s Votes in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Nevada, and Colorado Could Determine the Winner of the 2012 Presidential Election”

Libertarian Presidential candidate Gov. Gary Johnson is polling at 5.3% nationwide. (JZ Analytics/Washington Times).

But look at the numbers when he’s included in statewide polls against Obama and Romney. 13% in New Read more »

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Aug 13 2012

GPUS Campaign Coordinating Committee Webinar Debut

Source: Green Party Watch

PLANNING FOR ELECTION DAY
Tuesday, September 4th, 9-10 PM Eastern

This webinar is designed for candidates, and those active in Green campaigns, to learn more about campaign strategy. This particular session will focus on:

* preparing to have an effective presence at the polls Read more »

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Aug 13 2012

Jon Barrie Sues New Mexico Secretary of State over Petition Validity

Source: Ballot Access News

On August 13, Jon Barrie, the Independent American Party nominee for U.S. Senate in New Mexico, filed a lawsuit in New Mexico Supreme Court to obtain a place on the November ballot. The case is Barrie v Duran, no. 33755. Here is the brief. Even though the Independent American Party is a qualified party in New Mexico, and even though it nominated Barrie in a proper state convention, the Secretary of State says he can’t appear on the ballot, for two reasons: (1) he needed 6,028 valid signatures, and he Read more »

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Aug 13 2012

FEC Still Hasn’t Said if Jill Stein is Entitled to Primary Season Matching Funds

Source: Ballot Access News

It has been over a month since the Jill Stein campaign applied for primary season matching funds, and the Federal Election Commission still hasn’t told the campaign if the submission is sufficient.

Click here to read Ballot Access News comments on this article

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Aug 13 2012

Connecticut Republican Party Sues Secretary of State Over Order of Political Parties on the Ballot

Source: Ballot Access News

Connecticut election law, sec. 9-249a, says “The names of the parties shall be arranged on ballots in the following order: (1) the party whose candidate for Governor polled the highest number of votes in the last-preceding election; (2) Other parties who had candidates for Governor in the last-preceding election, in descending order, according to the number of votes polled for each such candidate.” At the November 2, 2010 gubernatorial election, the Republican Party polled 560,874 votes; the Democratic Read more »

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Aug 13 2012

Libertarians Gov. Gary Johnson and Judge James Gray now on ballot in 34 states – and counting

Source: Libertarian Party (LP.org)

Libertarians presidential candidate Two-Term Governor Gary Johnson and vice presidential candidate Judge James (Jim) Gray will now appear on the November general election ballot in 34 states, as Maine, New Jersey, and Wisconsin were added to the list.

Petitions were submitted in 10 states over the last 2 weeks, including New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, and the District Read more »

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Aug 13 2012

New Mexico News Story Explains Why Jon Barrie Petition in U.S. Senate Race was Rejected

Source: Ballot Access News

As reported earlier, the New Mexico Secretary of State earlier determined that Jon Barrie does not have enough valid signatures on his petition to be on the November ballot. He is the U.S. Senate nominee of the Independent American Party. If he gets on the ballot, he will be the first candidate on a general election ballot for U.S. Senate in New Mexico, other than the Democratic and Republican nominees, since 1996. Read more »

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Aug 13 2012

Reform Party Chooses Andre Barnett for President

Source: Ballot Access News

On August 11-12, the Reform Party national convention was held in Philadelphia. The delegates chose Andre Barnett for President. Here is his campaign web page. Here is the wiki page about him. He lives in Poughkeepsie, New York. The Reform Party is ballot-qualified in Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. However, the Kansas Reform Party already nominated someone else for President this year.

The vice-presidential nominee is Ken Cross of Arkansas. Read more »

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Aug 13 2012

Judge Jim Gray Slams Obama For Demanding Shutdown Of Medical Marijuana Centers

Source: GaryJohnson2012.com

DURING VISIT TO COLORADO, LIBERTARIAN PARTY VP NOMINEE JIM GRAY CRITICIZES PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR INTERFERING IN STATE’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAWS

August 9, 2012, Denver, CO — Visiting a Denver medical marijuana dispensary Thursday, Libertarian vice presidential nominee and retired Superior Court Judge Jim Gray urged passage of Amendment 64, the statewide initiative to regulate marijuana like alcohol that will appear on this year’s ballot. Read more »

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Aug 13 2012

Three man race; Can Johnson beat Obama and Romney in Nevada?

Source: Fox Reno (via GaryJohnson2012.com)

Watch the Interview on Fox Reno:

Mitt Romney and President Obama’s visits to Northern Nevada may get all the headlines, but they’re not the only presidential hopefuls visiting the area.

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson was in town campaigning for president on the Libertarian ticket. And while Southern Nevada leans blue and Northern Nevada leans red, Governor Johnson thinks the time may be right for a third party candidate to make some noise right here in the Silver State. He sat down with FOX 11 News for an in-depth, insightful and sometimes funny interview.

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