On July 30, the Connecticut legislature came into one-day special session and passed SB 551, a bill designed to eliminate the unconstitutional parts of the public funding law. But on August 2, Governor M. Jodi Rell vetoed the bill. See … Continue reading
The August 2 issue of the Hartford Courant has this op-ed, criticizing Connecticut’s discriminatory public funding, and also criticizing the 2nd circuit’s ruling last month upholding that part of the law. … Continue reading
On August 2, a statewide petition for Pennsylvania governor was filed by the Tea Party. The candidate for Governor is John Krupa, who had earlier expected to be the Constitution Party candidate for Governor. The Constitution Party did not feel … Continue reading
On July 29, the last brief was filed in the 9th circuit in the Montana ballot access case Kelly v McCulloch, 10-35174. The case challenges the March petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates, especially in the context of the high … Continue reading
On August 2, the Pennsylvania petition deadline, the Libertarian statewide candidates submitted approximately 24,000 signatures. The Green statewide candidates submitted approximately 19,400 signatures. The requirement is 19,082. State elections officials have accepted the petitions, but anyone is free to challenge … Continue reading
