Alaska Will Have No More than Six Presidential Candidates on the November Ballot
Source: Ballot Access News The petition deadline has passed in Alaska. The only petitions received involving the presidential race this season are the Green Party and Americans Elect Party petitions....
View ArticleSome Ballot-Qualified Parties in a Single State Still Haven’t Chosen a...
Source: Ballot Access News Mitt Romney’s announcement on August 11 that Paul Ryan is his choice for the Republican nomination for vice-president did not end all the suspense about the identity of...
View ArticleAlaskan Independence Party to Nominate No Candidates For First Time in History
Source: Independent Political Report IPR has learned from party insiders and activists that for the first time in the history of the Alaskan Independence Party, founded in 1974. The party is in a...
View ArticleAlaska Green Party Petition for President is Valid
Source: Ballot Access News On August 29, the Alaska Division of Elections determined that the Green Party’s petition for “Limited Political Party” status is valid. A “Limited Political Party” in Alaska...
View ArticleAlaska Libertarian Candidate for U.S. House Polls 14.8% in Six-Candidate...
Source: Ballot Access News Alaska held its primary on August 28. Alaska has a blanket primary for all parties except the Republican Party, and then there is a separate Republican primary ballot....
View ArticleFederal Law Seems to Require States to Tally Write-in Votes for President, if...
Source: Ballot Access News 3 U.S. Code, section 6, is titled “Credentials of electors; transmission to Archivist of the United States and to Congress; public inspection.” The text of this law seems to...
View ArticleAlaska Bill for a Top-Two System
Source: Ballot Access News Alaska Representative Max Gruenberg (D-Anchorage) has introduced HB 13, to establish a top-two primary system for all partisan office except President. Like the Washington...
View ArticleNinth Circuit Rules that Libertarian Party Has Standing to Challenge...
Source: Ballot Access News On March 6, the Ninth Circuit ruled that the plaintiffs in Los Angeles County Libertarian Party v Bowen have standing to challenge the residency requirement for petition...
View ArticleRegion 1 Report to LNC
Source: Independent Political Report Region 1 Report Submitted by Norm Olsen March 10, 2013 This report is submitted to the national office on March 10, 2013 as required for inclusion in the meeting...
View ArticleAlaska Legislature Adjourns without Passing Top-Two Primary Bill
Source: Ballot Access News The Alaska legislature adjourned on Sunday evening, April 14. HB 13, to establish a top-two primary, failed to pass. The legislature did pass HB 104 on the last day. It moves...
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