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In the statement of Cook County Green Party chairman Rob Sherman, where he provides his rationale for contesting the ballot access petitions of the Justice, Socialist, Constitution, and the Together Enhancing America parties, he writes the following about presidential candidate Michael Hawkins of the Together Enhancing America Party:
He called me on the phone, Tuesday evening, to complain, bitterly, about my challenge to his papers.
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Los Angeles County Finishes Counting Write-in Votes in June Primary; Republican Qualifies for November Ballot for U.S. House Race
Edited by Richard Winger
July 4, 2012
Los Angeles County, California, has now finished tallying write-in votes for declared write-in candidates in the June 5, 2012 primary.…
Libertarianism is gaining some additional political clout with the creation of a new consulting firm to help elect limited government advocates to political office.
Seven of the most successful individuals who have variously worked on the Ron Paul, Rand Paul, and Gary Johnson campaigns (among many others) have combined to form Liberty Torch Political Consulting, LLC.
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The Reform Party of the United States has updated its listing of presidential candidates to include historian Darcy Richardson, a contributor here at IPR. The party’s entry for Richardson reads:
A former senior specialist in the insurance industry-turned-entrepreneur, Darcy G.
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In response to arguments made by Rob Sherman, the Cook County, Illinois Green Party Chair who has challenged other alternative parties seeking a place on the ballot, prominent New York Green and 2010 Gubernatorial Candidate Howie Hawkins has the following in Ballot Access News comments:
My appeal to Mr.
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As Richard Winger reported July 2 on Ballot Access News, the presidential petitions in Illinois for the Justice, Socialist, and Constitution parties, as well as the “Together Enhancing America” petition for candidate Michael Hawkins, were all challenged as insufficient.…
The Michael Cavlan for US Senate 2012 campaign has issued a direct challenge to Republican Party endorsed candidate Kurt Bills to make a public statement in opposition to the so called Marriage Amendment.…
by R. Lee Wrights
Through the rockets-red glare of this Independence Day celebration let us remember the brave men and woman who face the horror of real fireworks every day in lands far away from the home they have sworn to protect.…
Former Louisiana governor Buddy Roemer, who ran for the 2012 presidential nominations of the Republican Party, Americans Elect, and the Reform Party before withdrawing in May, has announced the creation of “The Reform Project.”…