Elliot Ackerman, Chief Operating Officer for Americans Elect, has this Huffington Post piece, criticizing the Electoral College. The piece also criticizes the presidential primary process used by the two major parties. … Continue reading
Filing for the New Hampshire presidential primary closes at the end of the day, Friday, October 28. So far there are 24 candidates running in the Republican presidential primary of January 10, 2012, and 12 candidates running in the Democratic … Continue reading
On November 2, at 9:15 a.m., U.S. District Court Judge Robert Dow will hear arguments in Stone v Neal, 1:10-cv-07727, which challenges Chicago ballot access laws that require 12,500 valid signatures for each of the three citywide offices, and which … Continue reading
On October 26, U.S. District Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles, an Obama appointee, refused to dismiss the U.S. Justice Department’s lawsuit against John Edwards. See this story. The ruling was oral, and the judge has not issued a written opinion … Continue reading
New Mexico is one of the thirteen states that gives state income taxpayers an opportunity to send a donation to a qualified political party, via the state income tax form. Except for Ohio, all these thirteen states list the qualified … Continue reading
