Three candidates have paid the $2,500 filing fee to appear on the Texas Democratic presidential primary. Besides President Obama, they are Darcy Richardson of Florida, and Bob Ely of Illinois. The web page for Richardson is darcy2012.com. The web page … Continue reading
On December 14, a single justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court referred the lawsuit Libertarian Association of Massachusetts v Galvin to the full State Supreme Court. The referral was made by Justice Robert Cordy. This makes it very likely … Continue reading
On December 15, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker filed a lawsuit in state court, alleging that the state’s petition challenge system, at least as applied to the recall petition currently circulating against him, violates the U.S. Constitution. The recall petition needs … Continue reading
On December 15, Americans Elect physically filed approximately 32,000 signatures with the Maine Secretary of State. These signatures have already been verified by various town clerks. The law requires 28,639 valid signatures, so the petition has enough valid signatures. Maine’s … Continue reading
Paul Mitchell has this insightful column in Capitol Weekly, a Sacramento, California politics periodical. The Mitchell column analyzes how Proposition 14 is going to work, with an emphasis on the stark difference between its effects on Democrats, versus Republicans. … Continue reading
