June 1, 2026
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(The following story was originally published in New York Daily News.)
The Working Families Party is eying education activist Diane Ravitch as its gubernatorial candidate should the liberal minor party decide to withhold its backing of Gov.…
The Working Families Party is a labor-based party in New York that gave Governor Andrew Cuomo its ballot line in 2010. In New York one candidate can be listed multiple times if the candidate wins more than one party’s nomination.…
Nevada’s most recent voter registration statistics were posted in October of 2011.
Green Party: 3,033 (0.27%)
Independent American Party: 51,535 (4.55%)
Libertarian Party: 7,111 (0.63%)
Non-Partisan: 181,960 (16.05%)
Other: 3,945 (0.35%)
California’s most recent voter registration statistics are from February 2011.…
In IPR comments on a previous post, Dr. Tom Stevens writes
In light of the continued failure of the LP in New York, the Personal Freedom Party will be giving it a shot in 2014.
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Ballot access in New York is currently maintained by polling 50,000 votes for Governor, but a new state senate bill could change the rule to polling 50,000 votes for any statewide race–a requirement that is much easier to reach.…
From the New York Daily News comes a report that the Working Families Party is considering asking actor Alec Baldwin to run for Governor of New York on their ballot line.…