Richard Winger’s Ballot Access News reports: On October 4, a New York trial court in Westchester County ruled that an individual may circulate a petition for an independent candidate, even if that individual had signed another petition to place someone on a primary ballot for that same office. Rice v Board of Elections in Westchester […]

Florida entrepreneur, former candidate and Libertarian Karl Dickey reports: Sunday morning members of the Libertarian Party of Palm Beach County ( http://www.lppalmbeach.org ) along with other groups converged on a disabled Veteran’s home in downtown Lake Worth to assist in cleaning up his yard which had fallen in disrepair due to his health complications. About […]

Campaigns & Elections magazine passes along this useful primer on how candidates should deal with and make the most of earned media opportunities (interviews with newspapers, TV, radio, etc.) You really should click through to read it, but two important things to remember: “Winning a campaign takes a lot of planning and a little bit […]

Not much.  Just three things.  Your name and office sought, both as short as possible, and all legally-required disclaimers. (1) YOUR NAME AND OFFICE SOUGHT First of all, the purpose of a political yard sign is to increase your name identification so voters remember it when they see it on the ballot.  A political yard […]