On June 1, the Ninth Circuit asked attorneys for the Arizona Secretary of State to respond to the request for rehearing that the Libertarian and Green Parties had filed on May 8. This is a sign that the Ninth Circuit … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2015
The May 29 Washington Post has this op-ed, advocating public financing of campaigns for Congress and other office. The author is Phil Andrews, who is a former member of the Montgomery County, Maryland County Council. Last year the county instituted … Continue reading
A new web page, presidentialdebatenews.com, has come into existence. It is sponsored by Level the Playing Field, and exists to post news about efforts to persuade the Commission on Presidential Debates to expand entry into the general election debates. Thanks … Continue reading
According to this story, Inez Brown, city clerk of Flint, Michigan, says she would rather conduct this year’s city election as an all write-in election, rather than have SB329 or HB 4589 pass. Those bills say she and other employees … Continue reading
On June 1, Nevada SB 421 failed to pass the Assembly. It was repeatedly delayed, because the bill’s supporters knew it would lose if they did bring it up. See this Politico story, which says that most political observers Rand … Continue reading