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Some state Libertarian parties are reporting remarkable growth over the past decade. The Libertarian Party of Maryland indicates that in the past decade its membership has increased tenfold.…
Posts published in February 2015
It’s official: Oregon has become the only state in the country with three major political parties.
Secretary of State Kate Brown announced Monday afternoon that the Independent Party of Oregon has enough members to be a major party, on par with the Republican and Democratic parties.
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Political Science Professor Michael McDonald has a webpage that posts turnout data for each state. McDonald determines the number of ballots cast in each state, and divides that by the voting-eligible population.…
The following is a biographical summary of IPR Contributing Editor Paulie Frankel’s path from major party supporter (in this case Democratic) to 3rd party advocate (in this case Libertarian).…
In the midst of a legal battle over a new casino in Wisconsin, the state’s Constitution Party issued a short but forceful statement opposing the casino. …
From Thomas L. Knapp at Free Press Publications:
California’s elections system is making news again (“Top-two primary system survives challenge,” by Thomas Elias, Salinas Californian, February 17).…
J. D. Tuccille at Reason Hit and Run (h/t David in open thread comments):
Cops in Big Sky Country aren’t happy about it, but Montana lawmakers look ready to ban the use of license plate cameras by government agencies to track motorists’ movements.
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From the IAP website:
Common Core standards threaten parents’ rights, children’s privacy, and traditional American values.
President Obama supports Common Core’s Progressive education standards and wants every child in America to obey Washington D.C.’s…
From Josh Bates at the American Freedom Party website:
On February 6, 2015 the National Youth Front joined the ranks of American Renaissance and the National Policy Institute on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s website as a so-called “academic” White Nationalist organization.…