The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has asked that all briefs in Carl Stevenson’s ballot access lawsuit be submitted by September 8, no later than 1 p.m. This is the case over Pennsylvania’s in-district residency requirement for circulators. Carl Stevenson is an … Continue reading
The Illinois Constitution Party has a hearing on Tuesday, September 7, in a state court in Chicago, over whether its statewide petition has enough valid signatures. Thanks to Howard Wilson for this news. The Constitution Party invites anyone who is … Continue reading
The New York Times has this story about the Green Party of Arizona, and how a former Republican state legislator recruited candidates to run in its primary, even though the candidates have no connection with the party. If state election … Continue reading
Caffeinated Thoughts, an Iowa blog that looks at culture and politics from an evangelical reformed point of view, recently called for a four-candidate Iowa gubernatorial debate, instead of the Democratic-Republican debates that are already being planned. See the post here. … Continue reading
The September 6 issue of the Washington Post has this editorial, criticizing Maryland’s hyper-technical rule for determining whether signatures on petitions are invalid. The constitutionality of the rules has been in both federal court and state court since last year. … Continue reading
