In a massive defeat for ballot access for minor parties, on November 16 the First Circuit ruled that the Constitution permits the states to let qualified parties make a substitute nomination, but does not require that the state extend the same ability to non-qualified parties.…
Posts published in “Year: 2010”
As reported by George Phillies in IPR comments, Libertarian Party co-founder David Nolan has proposed the following resolution to be considered at this weekend’s LNC meeting:
“WHEREAS the Libertarian Party can grow only by attracting new members and supporters, and
“WHEREAS libertarianism is a unique political philosophy, distinct from both contemporary liberalism and contemporary conservatism, and
“WHEREAS we need the support of both former liberals and former conservatives who have come to realize that libertarianism and the Libertarian Party offer a better path to achieving a just, humane and prosperous society
“The Libertarian National Committee hereby resolves that our party, its representatives and staff should always state clearly and unequivocally that we welcome individuals from across the political spectrum who now accept the libertarian principles of self-ownership and non-aggression.”…
Kathleen Curry, Colorado’s only independent state legislator, still does not know if she won the election on write-in votes. The odds seem to suggest that she lost narrowly to her Democratic Party opponent, Roger Wilson.…
Independent Eliot Cutler recently penned an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal. He finished within 2% of the winning Republican candidate, Paul LePage, in the Maine gubernatorial contest.…
Dr. Tom Stevens writes at Liberty Lion:
New York City Council Member Dan Halloran represents 161,000 constituents and is the highest elected Libertarian Party official in the nation elected from a single district in a partisan race.…
When State Representative Edmund Kuempel (R) died before the election, there was no time to change his name on the ballot. Now, with a special election upcoming, a flood of candidates for the seat has emerged.…