Article One, Section 6, of the U.S. Constitution says, “No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, … Continue reading
An independent candidate in Georgia, Eugene Moon, is launching an attempt to get on the ballot for U.S. House in 2010, in the 9th district. Here is his web page. The web page notes that the legal requirement is over … Continue reading
The Charleston, South Carolina, Post & Currier has this story about the oral argument in the State Supreme Court, in the Green Party’s ballot access case. The argument was on January 6. A decision is likely in a few months. … Continue reading
Cam Ward, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, plans to introduce a bill in the 2010 legislature to lower the number of signatures for minor parties and for independent candidates. Ward is a Republican from Alabaster, a suburb … Continue reading
On January 6, seven more employees of the Pennsylvania legislature pleaded guilty to doing partisan campaign work with state resources. See this story. The partisan campaign work included many types of activity, including work against the Green Party’s statewide petition … Continue reading
The San Jose Mercury News has this story about Verafirma, a company that has developed technology to let people sign petitions electronically. The company says it already has a customer, who will use it to help put an initiative on … Continue reading
