U.S. District Court Judge Paul Borman has set an oral argument for August 30 on whether to expedite the lawsuit Libertarian Party of Michigan v Ruth Johnson. The argument will be via conference call, and starts at 10 a.m. eastern … Continue reading
On August 29, the three Iowa officials charged with adjudicating the challenge to the Libertarian Party’s ballot placement voted 3-0 to keep the Libertarian Party presidential ticket on the ballot. The three officials were the Secretary of State, the Auditor, … Continue reading
On August 28, the Federal Election Commission declared that Jill Stein is eligible for primary season matching funds, and sent her campaign a check for $100,000. The FEC took an unusually long time to approve these funds. Stein’s submission had … Continue reading
On August 24, U.S. District Court Judge David Carter dismissed the case known as Delegates to the Republican National Convention v Republican National Committee, 8:12-cv-927, central district of California. The case had been filed by 119 Ron Paul delegates to … Continue reading
On August 28, the California Senate passed AB !45, which makes it illegal for groups to pay registration drive workers on a per-registration card basis, “directly or indirectly.” Apparently the bill passed on a party-line vote, with all Democrats in … Continue reading
