The Missoula, Montana, Tax Day Tea Party will feature a familiar face for third party aficionados, former Rep. Rick Jore will be addressing the gathering. The former representative from Ronan is one of the local leaders of the Constitution Party of Montana and the only Constitution Party member to ever be elected to a state legislature.…
Posts tagged as “Montana”
Ballot Access News roundup
By paulie on January 29, 2009 3:48 PM
Original blog posts in Ballot Access News by Richard Winger. Posted to IPR by Paulie.
Montana Bills for Registration by Party are Tabled
Two Montana bills to institute registration by party have been tabled.
…
Court cases address where and when ballot access petitions can be circulated
By paulie on December 5, 2008 8:36 PM
One of the big hurdles alternative parties and independent candidates face in trying to get on the ballot are state rules about where and when ballot access petitions can be circulated.…
Democrats defeat Republican connected to Constitution Party for Rick Jore’s State House seat
By paulie on November 23, 2008 6:22 PM
Rick Jore, the Constitution Party’s only state legislator, must leave the Montana legislature in a few weeks because of term limits. Voters in his district replaced him with a Democrat.
…
LP.org: candidates who guaranteed ballot retention for their state parties
By paulie on November 8, 2008 10:17 AM
From the election results page at LP.org, here is a list of candidates who kept their state parties on the ballot and how many votes they got:
David Herbert Wyoming US House 11,028 4.9%
Nathan Santucci Nevada State Assembly District 22 14,930 22.3%
Stan Jones Montana Governor 8,698 3.1%
William Bryan Strange, III Texas Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 1,041,499 18.1%
Robert Underwood Massachusetts United States Senate 94,745 3.2%
(Mass.…
Bob Barr, Ron Paul may have cost McCain a few close states
By paulie on November 5, 2008 2:13 AM
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.
…
Montana Governor Schweitzer (D) says Libertarian Bob Barr is best gun candidate
By paulie on October 23, 2008 3:53 PM
Ballot Access News reports
On October 23, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat who is pro-gun rights himself, was quoted in the Missoulian newspaper as saying that there is very little difference on policy concerning gun laws between Barack Obama and John McCain.
…
Independent Presidential candidate Ralph Nader hopes to set a new world record for campaign stops in one day
By paulie on October 21, 2008 3:51 PM
The Nader campaign blog reports
Ralph Nader will be running the Massachusetts Marathon.
And we’re hoping to put Ralph in the record books for most campaign stops in one day.
…
Ron Paul campaign update
By paulie on October 21, 2008 3:36 PM
According to Campaign for Liberty, Ron Paul has several media appearances this week including:
- Daily Buzz this morning at 8 AM EST
- Mancow on Thursday at 8:35 AM EST
- CNN American Morning on Friday, time to be announced
An interview with Dr.…