The Federal Election Commission web page is expected to show all comments about the Presidential Debates rulemaking petition by December 27. Comments closed on December 15. The rulemaking petition asks the FEC to alter its rules on general election presidential … Continue reading
On December 18, the ACLU filed a lawsuit under Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act, against the School District in Ferguson, Missouri, to end at-large elections. The School Board has seven members elected at-large. Currently, only one of … Continue reading
On December 8, Texas Representative Drew Springer (R-Muenster) introduced HB 464, which would require candidates nominated by minor party convention to pay the same filing fees that major party candidates must pay to get on a primary ballot. Traditionally, major … Continue reading
Political Scientist Ray La Raja, an expert on campaign finance, writes for WGBH that the recent easing of limits on contributions to political parties is beneficial to society. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. UPDATE: this article includes a … Continue reading
At the November 4, 2014 election, 4.6% of the voters supported minor party nominees or independent candidates for the office at the top of the ballot. “Office at the top of the ballot” means Governor, in states that elected a … Continue reading
