Keyser, West Virginia, city officials are interpreting the city’s recall law to mean that if a recall petition successfully gets enough signatures, and then the official being recalled survives the recall vote, then the signers of the petition are financially … Continue reading
On April 25, Public Policy Polling released a presidential general election poll from New Mexico, in which the listed choices are President Obama, Mitt Romney, and likely Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson. The results: Obama 48%, Romney 35%, Johnson 15%, … Continue reading
According to this story, both Republicans and Democrats in the Ohio legislature may strike a deal, in which the proponents of the November 2012 election law referendum would voluntarily remove their referendum from the ballot. The 2011 omnibus election law … Continue reading
Lawrence Lessig has this essay in The Atlantic. Lessig has written several books, explaining that the greatest political problem facing the United States is our campaign finance system, which puts undue power in the hands of the wealthy. Lessig believes … Continue reading
On April 25, U.S. District Court Judge Garland E. Burrell cancelled the oral argument in Peace & Freedom Party v Bowen, which was to have taken place in Sacramento on April 26. He has not ruled yet, and will issue … Continue reading
On April 25, the Virginia State Board of Elections told the Libertarian Party that its presidential petition, which already has 2,000 signatures, is invalid. Virginia law requires petitions for president to include a list of presidential elector candidates, and says … Continue reading
