Vince Miller died on June 28, 2008. He was 69. He had founded the Libertarian International in 1980. In 1989 it had been merged with the Society for Individual Liberty, to create the International Society for Individual Liberty. It held … Continue reading
Both the Washington Post and the New York Times have now run editorials, attacking the U.S. Supreme Court decision Davis v Federal Election Commission. The Post editorial is here; the Times editorial is here. Neither editorial mentions that the U.S. … Continue reading
U.S. Senator Orrin G. Hatch has this essay in the Harvard Journal on Legislation, decrying the policy that denies District of Columbia residents any voting representation in Congress. Thanks to Rick Hasen’s ElectionLawBlog for the link. Hatch also gives the … Continue reading
California has very difficult procedures for independent candidates to get on the ballot. No independent has qualified for any regularly-scheduled partisan office since 2000, and none has qualified for statewide office since 1992. This year, two independent candidates are making … Continue reading
California still hasn’t finished counting all the write-in votes from the June 3 primary. However, most counties have finished. In the 15th State Senate, there was a spirited contest for the Democratic nomination by two competing write-in candidates. A registered … Continue reading
