Category Archives: third parties

“Minor player in GOP Senate race has major impact”

June 5, 2014, 6:51 amcampaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

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

May 31, 2014, 9:43 pmthird partiesRick Hasen

NYT: Cuomo Secures Support of Working Families Party.

“Ohio Libertarian Party Loses Primary Ballot Access Lawsuit”

May 1, 2014, 10:23 amballot access, third partiesRick Hasen

Richard Winger reports. Next stop is SCOTUS.

“Sacramento Press Club Excludes Green Party’s CA Sec. of State Candidate From Upcoming Debate”

April 21, 2014, 5:39 pmcampaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

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”

April 14, 2014, 10:06 pmpolitical parties, primaries, third partiesRick Hasen

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”

April 3, 2014, 3:52 pmpolitical parties, primaries, third partiesRick Hasen

Patt Morrison writes for the LAT Opinion blog.

“In statewide debut, top-two primary blocks third parties from June ballot”

February 15, 2014, 4:20 pmballot access, political parties, political polarization, third partiesRick Hasen

John Hrabe reports.

“”Are Libertarians becoming a third key player in Ohio’s statewide elections? Party again filed a full slate of candidates”

February 10, 2014, 7:56 pmballot access, third partiesRick Hasen

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

“Tenth Circuit Invalidates Colorado Law That Lets Contributors Give Twice as Much Money to a Major Party Candidate than to Anyone Else”

January 23, 2014, 1:56 pmcampaign finance, third partiesRick Hasen

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”

January 11, 2014, 12:16 pmthird partiesRick Hasen

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.”