Americans Elect must meet state requirements for signatures from registered voters to get a candidate on the ballot, says J. David Gillespie, a professor at the College of Charleston in South Carolina who studies third parties. As of early January, the group, aided by Peter’s son, Chief Operating Officer Elliot Ackerman, had ballot slots in

Von Bakanic, a sociology professor at the College of Charleston, said the state of marriage always has been in flux, subject to economic forces and changing social values. Cohabitation rates are up in the U.S. for a few reasons, she said. People looking for love sometimes agree to a trial period before committing to marriage;