Talk:Independent (politician)

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Contents 1 Election box metadata 2 IPO 3 Lowell Wiker? 4 Harry Byrd?

[edit] Election box metadata

This article contains some sub-pages that hold metadata about this subject. This metadata is used by the Election box templates to display the color of the party and its name in Election candidate and results tables.

These links provide easy access to this meta data:

• Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color Content:    
• Template:Independent (politician)/meta/shortname Content: Independent

[edit] IPO

The IPO was created to provide ballot access for independents. Both the effort by the Oregon legislature to limit ballot access for independent candidates and efforts to remedy that action are as pertinent to this category as the references to local parties in the UK. Also, reference list from IPO web site included contemporary news articles from Oregon newspapers, fair use with attribution, that are otherwise no longer available on the web. Bad form to delete them and revert the article without at least reading the references to determine relevence, or taking part in discussion.

I suggest you add your name next time Gang14 06:11, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Also show me an article thats not based on your page and i'll belive you because the articles I found just say its another party trying not to be a democrat or republican Gang14 06:23, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

3 articles pertain to HB2614, which limited ballot access for independent party candidates. Not one of them mentions the Independent Party of Oregon. The fourth reference is an Amicus Brief filed by the organizers of the Independent Party on behalf of independent candidates whose ballot access was restricted by HB 2614 -- the subject of the other 3 articles. If you'd actually read the articles, you'd know that.

doesnt matter if i read it or not the articles are come from that site so it will help your cause second sign you dam posts third I put the extra stuff for everything in the right part of the article so stop putting it at the top where it doesnt belong Gang14 07:34, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

P.S. I'm not deleting it I'm just asking for more proof and again sign your posts its not hard you just have to press the same button four times Gang14 07:38, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Since there has been no proof for a month it's gone Gang14 17:11, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Restored reference to independent party. The articles archived on the IPO site are from major Oregon media sources, and are cited as such. Archival of the pieces was necessary since none of the papers in question maintains articles for more than a few months.

Please also see: [1]

The IPO has been linked at the top you can explain more on its actual page if you like and sign your posts Gang14 (talk) 16:18, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

I disagree with your change. The issue of the legislature blocking ballot access to independent candidates in Oregon was the reason why a political party is created. The formation of such parties is a critical component of ballot access when independent candidates run. There are similar references to local political paries in this wiki, and have been for some time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.111.142.43 (talk) 05:15, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lowell Wiker?

The section on the US says that only Maine has elected an independent governor. Are we talking true independents (that is, those who have no affiliation) or can we also include small third parties on this list? There are numerous examples of third-party governors, the most recent being Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. whose A Connecticut Party was essentially a vehicle for his personal post-Republican political career. --Jfruh (talk) 02:27, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Harry Byrd?

Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr. was also an independent politician in United States. He was originally a Democrat but left the party in 1970, remaining in the Senate as an independent until 1983. Wooyi 03:11, 9 March 2007 (UTC)