Tag: 2024 elections
Libertarian Nominee Chase Oliver to RFK Jr: If You Were Worried About Being a Spoiler, Why'd You Run?
Libertarian Party presidential nominee Chase Oliver appeared on "Forbes Newsroom" Thursday in part to discuss independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr's potential withdrawal from the 2024 race.
23 August, 2024
Just A Reminder, The Presidential Nomination Process Has Never Been About Democracy
Vice President Kamala Harris is slated to make her speech at the DNC Thursday, in which she will formally accept the Democratic Party’s nomination for President of the United States. It is a historic moment that has not come without scrutiny.
21 August, 2024
AZ Initiative to End Partisan Primaries Survives Another Legal Challenge
Nonpartisan reformers know what is coming when they propose changing the way voters elect public officials. Inevitably, those who benefit from the status quo will turn to the courts to prevent voters from having a say.
20 August, 2024
AZ Judge: Lawmakers 'Strategically' Tried to Mislead Voters on Initiative to End Partisan Primaries
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Melissa Iyer Julian on Monday sided with reformers who claimed that Arizona lawmakers were intentionally trying to mislead voters about their initiative to end partisan primaries.
14 August, 2024
RFK Jr Loses NY Ballot Access Case; Vows to Appeal 'Partisan Ruling'
Independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr will not appear on the New York ballot, a judge ruled Monday.
12 August, 2024
Video: On Their Way Out, Members of Congress Admit System is Broken
Voters know the US political system is broken -- as do the people who create the very policies that control the system.
12 August, 2024
New Research: Populism A Key Factor with Cross-Partisan Support for Alaska's Top 4 Elections
New research shows that the nonpartisan Top 4 system used in Alaska not only has broad support among Republicans, Democrats, and independents, but in 2022 elected candidates in statewide elections that had appeal that went beyond their party.
12 August, 2024
Let Us Vote Spotlight: Independents Have Just as Much Stake in Primaries as Party Members
The Let Us Vote campaign released two citizen spotlight videos that focus not only on the need for primary election systems that treat independent voters equally, but why it is important in a state like South Dakota.
09 August, 2024
NY Libertarian, Green Parties Join RFK Jr Lawsuit Challenging New York's 'Difficult' Ballot Access Laws
The Libertarian Party of New York (LPNY) and the Green Party of New York (GPNY) filed a motion to intervene in Team Kennedy v. Berger, a lawsuit filed by independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr in May challenging New York's independent petitioning laws.
07 August, 2024
Believe It or Not, There Are Still Several States That Haven't Held Their Primaries Yet
These elections are important as they will, in many cases, decide the ultimate winner of the elections held because of state and district demographics and how electoral districts have been drawn to favor the majority party.
06 August, 2024