In the aftermath of the November 2010 election, 35 states plus the District of Columbia have at least one ballot-qualified party other than the Democratic and Republican Parties.…
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Students increasingly identify with alternative parties
By IPR Contributor on November 12, 2010 3:07 PM
Rob Nielsen in the Volante (University of South Dakota student voice) [excerpt]:
Two years ago, the College Libertarians formed. Last year the now disbanded Students Against the State organized.…
More states elected independents to state legislatures this year than in any previous year in at least sixty years
By IPR Contributor on November 9, 2010 11:27 AM
Ballot Access News reports:
Thanks very much to Morgan Daybell for helping me find instances at which independent legislators were elected or re-elected last week. It appears that independents were elected to state legislators in 2010 in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Vermont.
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South Dakota Constitution Party Appeals Ballot Access Case
By IPR Contributor on August 30, 2010 2:37 PM
Constitution Party of South Dakota Holds State Convention
By Trent Hill on June 15, 2010 12:56 AM
The Constitution Party of South Dakota recently finished it’s petitioning to get on the ballot and is now prepared to hold its state convention next Saturday.…
Ballot Access News: Libertarian Party National Registration Up 11% Since 2008; All Other Nationally-Organized Parties Decline
By IPR Contributor on May 26, 2010 7:21 PM
New voter registration data for the 29 states (plus D.C.) that have registration by party shows that Libertarian registration has risen 11% since October 2008.…
Independent announces run for Senate in South Dakota against lone major party candidate
By Ross Levin on April 6, 2010 3:42 PM
Independent, and former Libertarian candidate, Kurt Evans will be running for Senate against Senator John Thune, a Republican. The deadline has passed for South Dakota Democrats to put someone on the ballot, but the deadline for independents to get on the ballot is in June.…
Independents elected to legislature in South Dakota, Maine, and Vermont
By paulie on November 6, 2008 11:46 PM
Posted at Ballot Access News
Blog posts in the last two days have covered cases in which independent candidates were elected on November 4 to state legislatures in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
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Former U.S. Senator is a Nader candidate for Presidential Elector
By paulie on November 4, 2008 3:04 AM
Posted at Ballot Access News
James G. Abourezk, a former member of the U.S. Senate from South Dakota, and also a former House member, is one of Ralph Nader’s three presidential elector candidates in that state this year.
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