July 16, 2026
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Posted in Ballot Access News
On December 17, the 9th circuit denied a rehearing en banc in Alaskan Independence Party v State of Alaska, 07-35186. The issue was whether a political party’s freedom of association extends to controlling who can run in its primary.
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By Bob Bird, via [email protected]
Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, has been a controversial and outspoken critic of Global Warming. He is about to step into the EU presidency, as per the regular rotation, and the world press, eager to ridicule and denounce him, is beginning to swarm.…
From Bob Bird, emailed to [email protected]
Quite a bit written about me in today’s Washington Post, by Chris Cillizza and Paul Kane. They have one minor fact wrong: Pat Buchanan did not run a 3rd-party candidacy in 1996, but was a Republican.…
From the Bob Bird campaign via [email protected]
With somewhere around 50-55,000 absentee ballots yet to be counted (as of Sunday, November 9), Bob has garnered just short of 9,000 votes.…
According to CNN
Although Democrats gained a decisive majority in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, their hopes are fading for a filibuster-proof 60 seats.
Four hotly contested Senate races hang in the balance: Alaska, Georgia, Minnesota and Oregon.
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From the Bob Bird for Senate campaign:
Alaskan Independence Party U.S. Senate candidate Bob Bird will be making his
final Anchorage appearance this Sunday afternoon at 4:00 PM at Denny’s
Restaurant on DeBarr.
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From Ron Paul:
To Alaska, please
Subject: Please support Bob Bird for Senate
Dear Friend:
As I’m sure you know, Senator Ted Stevens was this week found guilty of corruption.…
Splice Today, an online magazine with about the same readership as Independent Political Report, recently interviewed former Democratic Senator, Democratic presidential candidate, and Libertarian presidential candidate Mike Gravel about his failed bid for the presidency and other pressing matters (such as Sarah Palin porn and the video “Rock“).…
Today, Alaska Senator Ted Stevens was convicted of seven charges of corruption. He said, “I’m not stepping down,” but what does it mean for the November 4th election, and especially the minor party candidates in that election?…