On April 25, an Indiana jury convicted two individuals of fraud, in their attempts to obtain enough valid signatures for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. Two other individuals had already pleaded guilty. See this story.

Indiana has the nation’s most restrictive mandatory ballot access law for presidential primaries. It would be useful if the Indiana legislature would consider easing the restrictions, in light of this evidence that even candidates with very great support have trouble with the existing requirement. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the news.