California is one of the few states in which the government mails a Voters Pamphlet to all voters, a few weeks before any public election. In partisan primaries, the election law lets qualified political parties furnish an envelope to elections … Continue reading
Michigan is one of a minority of states that still uses a straight-ticket device on general election ballots. Such devices permit a voter to make one mark on a ballot, so that the voter has then automatically voted for each … Continue reading
Alex Snitker, the Florida Libertarian Party nominee for U.S. Senate, has qualified for the ballot by paying the very large filing fee (slightly more than $10,000, although a relatively small part of that money goes to the party). See this … Continue reading
Great Britain is voting for House of Commons on May 6. A nominee of the U.K. Independence Party died on April 22. See this story. The story reveals that when a candidate listed on a British ballot dies, the election … Continue reading
The 9th circuit will hear Nader v Cronin on June 17, in Honolulu. This is the case that challenges the number of signatures needed for an independent presidential candidate in Hawaii. The basis for the lawsuit is that it is … Continue reading
