Rocky De La Fuente has criticized the Georgia Democratic Party for not putting his name on the Georgia Democratic presidential primary. See this story. Georgia and Florida are the only two states in which there is no way to get … Continue reading
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The Charlotte Observer, daily newspaper for Charlotte, has this story about North Carolina’s severe ballot access laws. … Continue reading
Here is the list of presidential primary candidates in Missouri. The primary is March 15. Candidates qualified by paying a fee of $1,000. There are twelve Republicans, nine Democrats, and five Libertarians. The only prominent major party candidate who did … Continue reading
Brian Irving has this letter to the editor in the Raleigh daily newspaper, the News & Observer. The letter criticizes North Carolina ballot access laws for independent candidates and minor and new political parties. … Continue reading
On January 13, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Puerto Rico v Valle, 15-108. Although this is a criminal law case, it requires the Court to determine if Puerto Rico is sovereign or is simply a dependency of the … Continue reading
The Ohio Secretary of State has rejected Martin O’Malley’s petition to be placed on the Democratic presidential primary ballot. See this story. He needed 1,000 signatures and submitted 1,175. He has been told that only 772 signatures are valid. Ohio … Continue reading