Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn has this column, suggesting that Illinois would benefit from using Instant-Runoff Voting. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On March 20, the Ohio Libertarian Party asked the Sixth Circuit to expedite its appeal on whether its statewide candidates should be restored to the Libertarian primary ballot. The party’s brief says, “Ohio’s strict, vicarious punishments of candidates for the … Continue reading
On March 19, the Kansas Senate unanimously passed HB 2130, which repeals all Kansas laws that bar out-of-state circulators. The new law requires circulators to be at least age 18, a citizen of the U.S., and to not be an … Continue reading
on March 19, U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Watson ruled that the Ohio law requiring paid circulators to identify their employer on each petition sheet is probably constitutional. Therefore there is no basis to restore the statewide Libertarian candidates … Continue reading
On March 19, New Jersey election officials agreed that they will grant voter registration rights to the Socialist Party. This means that when anyone fills in the “political party” blank on voter registration forms, the state will keep a tally … Continue reading
Reason Magazine has this article, describing some of the events in the pending federal lawsuit on whether Libertarian Party statewide candidates should be on the May Libertarian primary ballot. The most interesting part of the story describes the individual who … Continue reading