June 21, 2026
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In a comment at Green Party Watch, Richard Winger of Ballot Access News writes:
The months of November and December of any even-numbered year are the PRIME months to ask state legislators to introduce bills to improve ballot access (and to introduce bills on any subject).
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Indiana’s Jefferson Evening News and Tribune reports that Eric Schansberg, the Libertarian U.S. House candidate in the state’s Ninth District in 2006 and 2008, says he is “not opposed to running as a major party candidate” in the future.…
Via Jinchi:
He didn’t exactly cost John McCain the election, but if the current numbers hold, it looks like Bob Barr may have cost John McCain victories in North Carolina and Indiana.
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In a basically positive piece, the Indianapolis Star says Andy Horning, “the face of Indiana’s Libertarian Party,” is “by now a political veteran. His face, still boyish at 50, and his polished public speaking style are familiar to anyone paying attention to Indiana’s elections for the past decade.”…
The Boston Tea Party is having its convention, as IPR previously reported. In the interest of disclosure, two of the at-large candidates (Tom Knapp and Neil Stephenson) also write for IPR.…
Eric Schansberg is the Libertarian candidate in Indiana’s 9th US House District.
On Tuesday evening, Dr. Eric Schansberg engaged in a two-hour debate with Rep.
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In an editorial, the editorial board of the Indianapolis Star lauded Indiana’s ninth district for having “three strong candidates” running to represent them. One of those candidate is Libertarian Eric Schansberg.…
Eric Schansberg, a Libertarian running for Congress in Indiana’s 9th, has accepted a challenge from the local Republican Party’s chairman. The challenge was an invitation to a debate.…
Ballot Access News reports
On October 6, U.S. District Court Judge David Russell, a Reagan appointee, denied injunctive relief in Barr v Clingman, civ-08-730-R. However, he set a briefing schedule for the declaratory relief part of the case.
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