On January 19, the US Supreme Court heard Clingman v Beaver, the case filed by the Oklahoma Libertarian Party in 2000. The issue is whether a party (which is entitled to nominate by primary) has the right, under the First … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2005
On January 24, a visiting California Superior Court Judge from Orange County will hold a hearing in the case over who won the San Diego mayoral election.
The US Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Ralph Nader’s Oregon ballot access case at its conference of February 18. A decision as to whether that Court will accept the case will probably be announced on February 21. The … Continue reading
Yesterday, the Ohio Secretary of State’s office corrected a small but irritating problem with that state’s official 2004 election returns on the web. Michael Badnarik and Michael Peroutka appeared on the Ohio ballot with the label “other-party candidate”, in accordance … Continue reading
On January 18, the new chief of the New Mexico Elections Department, Ernest Ortega, told the New Mexico Libertarian Party that it is still ballot-qualified. However, this decision isn’t in writing yet. The Libertarian Party had thought it was disqualified … Continue reading
On January 19, Oklahoma Representative Marian Cooksey introduced House Bill 1429, which greatly eases ballot access for minor parties. Current law requires 5% of the last vote cast, which for 2006 is a staggering 73,188 valid signatures. The bill would … Continue reading