Category Archives: third parties
“Minor player in GOP Senate race has major impact”
Clarion-Ledger:
A relatively unknown Mississippi man caused a nationally watched primary Tuesday night involving a veteran U.S. senator and a tea party rising star to end with no winner.
His was the third name on the ballot.
The day… Continue reading
Teachout Fadeout
“Ohio Libertarian Party Loses Primary Ballot Access Lawsuit”
Richard Winger reports. Next stop is SCOTUS.
“Sacramento Press Club Excludes Green Party’s CA Sec. of State Candidate From Upcoming Debate”
Brad Blog:
The candidates polling first, second…fourth and fifth in the 2014 election for CA Secretary of State, according to a recent Field Poll, will appear at a debate being held by the non-profit Sacramento Press Club (SPC) this… Continue reading
” Top-two primary might be bad for small-party candidates”
LA Times:
When California voters decided to change the way the state’s primary elections work, the move was cast as an effort to moderate a state Capitol gripped by polarization.
If the top two vote-getters in a primary faced… Continue reading
“Want to register as an independent? Don’t get duped by the AIP”
Patt Morrison writes for the LAT Opinion blog.
“In statewide debut, top-two primary blocks third parties from June ballot”
“”Are Libertarians becoming a third key player in Ohio’s statewide elections? Party again filed a full slate of candidates”
“Tenth Circuit Invalidates Colorado Law That Lets Contributors Give Twice as Much Money to a Major Party Candidate than to Anyone Else”
Ballot Access News: “On January 23, the Tenth Circuit overturned a Colorado campaign finance law that lets contributors give $400 to a candidate for the legislature who is nominated in a primary, but only $200 to a candidate who… Continue reading
“GOP appeals election-law injunction”
Columbus Dispatch: “Top Republican state officials are appealing a federal judge’s preliminary injunction against a GOP-backed law that would have made it more difficult for minor parties to get on the 2014 ballot.”
“Court won’t hear appeal over Mich. sore loser law”
AP reports.
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