Matt Erard, a Michigan Socialist Party activist, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his ballot access case. The Supreme Court ruled in 1968 in Williams v Rhodes that states cannot make it more difficult for parties to get … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2015
According to this story, proponents of a top-two system for Florida will not attempt to qualify their initiative for the 2016 ballot. Instead they will try for 2018. Florida requires approximately 683,000 valid signatures, but allows four years to collect … Continue reading
On November 10, a lawsuit was filed against several Alaska laws that limit contributions to candidates. Thompson v Dauphinais, 3:15cv-218. The case was assigned to U.S. District Court Judge H. Russel Holland, a Reagan appointee. The lead plaintiff is a … Continue reading
According to this story, no Republican presidential candidate so far has asked for Equal Time from NBC, to match the twelve minutes Donald Trump received on Saturday Night Live. … Continue reading
This Washington Post article says national Republican Party leaders are worried that Donald Trump, Ben Carson, or Ted Cruz might win the Republican Party presidential nomination. Thanks to PoliticalWire for the link. … Continue reading