On June 1, 2000, the Initiative and Referendum Institute filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., seeking to invalidate a new postal regulation barring petitioning on post office-owned sidewalks. That case is now only 5 days away … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Larry Bragman, a city councilmember in Fairfax, California, has this op-ed in the May 27 issue of the Marin Independent-Journal about California’s Proposition 14, the top-two measure on the June 8 ballot. Bragman is a member of the Green Party. … Continue reading
The New York Times has this neutral story about California’s Proposition 14, the top-two measure. It is unfortunate that the story does not mention that Proposition 14 increases the requirements for parties to remain ballot-qualified. That is one of the … Continue reading
On May 25, leaders of the New York Independence Party voted to list Andrew Cuomo on its primary ballot for Governor. Because it is overwhelmingly likely that no one else will qualify for that primary ballot, it is a virtual … Continue reading
New voter registration data for the 29 states (plus D.C.) that have registration by party shows that Libertarian registration has risen 8% since October 2008. UPDATE: the original post said Libertarian registration was up 11%. At the time I wrote … Continue reading
The Kentucky Libertarian Party has never placed a statewide nominee on the ballot in any year, except in presidential years. To do so requires 5,000 signatures, due in early August. The only Libertarian Party nominees for U.S. Senate in Kentucky … Continue reading