The Washington Post has this lengthy op-ed by Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein, “Want to End Partisan Politics? Here’s What Won’t Work – And What Will.” Mann, a Democrat, is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Ornstein, … Continue reading
On May 17, Americans Elect announced that it will not nominate anyone for President this year. The announcement came at 5 p.m. eastern time. Here is the text of the press release, courtesy of Talking Points Memo. The last sentence … Continue reading
As of April 30, the Oklahoma State Election Board has determined the number of registered voters in each party: Democratic 942,388; Republican 850,560; Americans Elect 5; independent 234,141. The Oklahoma voter registration form has a blank line in the “political … Continue reading
On May 16, U.S. District Court Judge Charles C. Lovell, a Reagan appointee, struck down two Montana laws that regulate campaign advertising. In both cases, the reason is that the laws are too vague. The case is Lair v Murry, … Continue reading
On May 17, the Michigan State Court of Appeals held a hearing in the lawsuit over whether a referendum petition is valid. The State Board of Canvassers had invalidated the petition, even though it had 200,000 signatures, because of an … Continue reading
