February 2010 Archives

New Mexico Green Party Begins Petition to Regain Ballot Access

By on February 20, 2010 8:05 PM

The Green Party of New Mexico has started circulating its petition to get itself back on the ballot, and it has 500 signatures already.…

Vaughn Stull to run as Green Party Candidate for Ohio House District 61

By on February 20, 2010 7:49 PM

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Vaughn Stull to run as Green Party Candidate for Ohio House District 61

Vaughn Stull, a 23-year-old Kent State University student, has entered the race for State Representative of Ohio House District 61.…

Robert’s Author Gives Opinion On LP Convention Registration Fees

By wredlich on February 20, 2010 5:10 PM

According to a source on the Libertarian National Committee, LP Chair Bill Redpath yesterday received an opinion by the authors of Robert’s Rules asserting that the LP’s rules allow a registration fee at conventions. …

Senator Evan Bayh Says Strong Independent Presidential Candidate Could Emerge in 2012

By on February 20, 2010 3:37 PM

Ballot Access News:

The February 18 issue of The Hill has this short interview with Indiana Democratic Senator Evan Bayh, who is leaving the Senate after his term expires at the end of this year.…

Former Democratic and Republican Governors Demand that Independents Join the Democratic or Republican Parties

By d.eris on February 20, 2010 8:15 AM

In recent days, both former Republican Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin and the former Democratic Governor of Kentucky, Julian Carroll, have issued demands that independents join the Democratic or Republican Parties. …

PSL: IVAW and other veterans groups mobilize for March 20 March on Washington

By on February 19, 2010 9:52 PM

PSLweb.org:

As the war effort in Afghanistan intensifies, momentum for the March 20 National March on Washington is growing. Iraq Veterans Against the War is now the latest to join hundreds of organizations and individuals who have endorsed the March 20 mobilization.…

Running “Red” in a Red-State – A Socialist Candidate in Texas

By on February 19, 2010 9:37 PM

Socialist Webzine

by Nicholas Paul Nix

My name is Nicholas Paul Nix and I am running as an Independent Candidate for Congress in Texas’ 4th District of the United States House of Representatives.…

Libertarian Party Loses Presidential Stand-in Case in New Hampshire

By IPR Contributor on February 19, 2010 9:26 PM

Ballot Access News:

On February 17, a U.S. District Magistrate issued a 30-page opinion, upholding New Hampshire’s policy of not allowing stand-ins on presidential petitions, and also upholding New Hampshire’s policy of not having any procedure by which an unqualified party may protect its name from use by independent candidates who choose the party label as a ballot label, regardless of whether the party has nominated that person.…

Florida Libertarian Party Candidate Alex Snitker Gets Second Place in Straw Poll

By on February 19, 2010 8:56 PM

LP blog:

Alex Snitker, the Libertarian Party’s candidate for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat, recently got second place in a large straw poll at a local tea party event. …

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