New York Assemblyman Tim Gordon is one of two Independence Party legislators in the New York Assembly. He penned an editorial for the Troy Record, which appeared in the paper on Monday.…
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North Carolina First Party Working Towards the Election
By Trent Hill on May 19, 2010 7:11 AM
It was announced earlier this week that the effort to form a North Carolina First Party by labor unions had failed to gain enough signatures. It was previously unknown whether the organizers would still try to petition their candidates onto the ballots as Independents or whether the organizers knew that they could use their 85,000+ petition signatures towards establishing the party in 2012.…
Working Families Party Opposes Non-Partisan Elections In New York City
By Trent Hill on May 19, 2010 6:58 AM
Michael Bloomberg, probably the nation’s most high profile Independent politician, is attempting to abolish parties in New York City elections. Many of the local third parties, though, oppose the plan.…
New York Independence Party Legislator Wants to Repeal Salt Water Fishing License
By Trent Hill on May 19, 2010 6:20 AM
Fred Thiele is one of two members of the New York Assembly (the Lower house) who is a member of the Independence Party of New York.…
Former Green Legislator Loses Democratic Primary in Arkansas
By Trent Hill on May 19, 2010 4:47 AM
Richard Carroll, the former Green Party legislator in Arkansas, yesterday lost a Democratic primary race for State Senate. Ballot Access News reports:
Arkansas held its primaries on May 18.
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Text of Elena Kagan’s Thesis on Socialist Party in New York City
By Trent Hill on May 19, 2010 4:40 AM
When IPR found out that Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan had written her thesis on the Socialist Party of New York City, we hoped to obtain a copy of the document for readers to take a look at.…
Independence Party Candidate Tom Horner Tours Minnesota
By Trent Hill on May 19, 2010 12:54 AM
Tom Horner, one of the candidates for the nomination of the Independence Party of Minnesota in the Governor’s race, already has the endorsement of his party and has begun touring the state.…
Profile of Lancaster’s Third Party and No-Party Registration Growth
By Trent Hill on May 19, 2010 12:37 AM
Lancaster Online is a website covering news in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This article goes into the details of the amazing growth of non-major party registrations over the last 6 months.…
Fasano and Ashjian Polling Numbers Vary Depending Upon GOP Nominee
By Trent Hill on May 19, 2010 12:31 AM
Tim Fasano is the Independent American Party candidate for US Senate in Nevada, running for Sen. Harry Reid’s seat. Scott Ashijan, running in the same race, is the nominee of the nascent Tea Party and the source of a great deal of controversy because of that.…