Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller, a Democrat, has asked the Nevada legislature to move the deadline for all non-presidential candidates to January of election years, even though the Nevada primary is held in August.…
Posts published in January 2009
No bill in Nebraska to improve ballot access
By paulie on January 26, 2009 4:42 PM
Even though the Nebraska Director of Elections tried to find a sponsor in the legislature for a bill to make it easier for a party to remain on the ballot, no such bill has been introduced, and the deadline for new bills has passed.…
Indonesia’s Constitutional Court mulls over independent Presidential candidates
By paulie on January 26, 2009 4:25 PM
Indonesia holds presidential elections, but does not permit independent presidential candidates. According to this news story, a lawsuit is currently pending in Indonesia’s Constitutional Court, over whether the ban on independent presidential candidates violates the Constitution.…
Sponsor for Alabama ballot access bill found; update on Libertarian Party of Alabama
By paulie on January 25, 2009 11:33 PM
Alabama Representative Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) has agreed to introduce a bill to lower the number of signatures needed for minor parties and non-presidential independent candidates.
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Steve Kubby: What will the Narcs do when they run out of gas?
By paulie on January 25, 2009 8:17 PM
By Steve Kubby, 2008 candidate for the Libertarian Presidential and VP nominations, 2000 and 2008 VP nomination runner-up, and 1998 California Libertarian candidate for Governor. Posted to IPR by Paulie.…
IVI-IPO favoring Democrats with their candidate forum, claims Alan Augustson
By Ross Levin on January 25, 2009 7:43 PM
In a press release today, Alan Augustson – one of five Green party candidates currently running in Illinois’ fifth district – criticized Independent Voters of Illionois Independent Precincts Association for hosting a forum for Democratic candidates but failing to host one for Republicans or Greens.…
Bob Barr on economic intrusion under President Obama
By Trent Hill on January 25, 2009 12:04 AM
In a recent column, penned on January 20th, Bob Barr writes on how the “constancy of government’s intrusion” is “unlikely to change”. Bob Barr was the Libertarian Party’s presidential candidate in 2008.…
Florida bill to impose filing fees on write-in candidates
By paulie on January 23, 2009 10:47 PM
Florida State Senator Fredericka Wilson (D-Miami) has introduced SB 230, to impose filing fees on declared write-in candidates. The Florida legislature does not convene until March, but bills are being introduced now.
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Update on Barry Cooper, Libertarian for Attorney General of Texas
By paulie on January 23, 2009 10:13 PM
Updates emailed to [email protected] by campaign manager Joey Dauben, and posted here by Paulie.
In this youtube clip, Cooper and Dauben are on the way to the Alex Jones radio program.…