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Law Professor Bob Bauer praises the outcome in Unnamed Plaintiff #1 v Federal Election Commission. See the blog post earlier today about that case. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2016
Earlier this year, the Tennessee legislature passed HB 2079, which makes it more difficult for a party to remain on the ballot. The old law said that a party was a group that had polled 5% for a statewide race … Continue reading
The federal campaign finance laws let individuals donate as much money as they wish to Delegates to presidential conventions, or to candidates for Delegate. However, the laws do not permit corporations to donate any money to Delegates, or to candidates … Continue reading
The Independent Party of Oregon held its own private presidential primary earlier this month. Here are the results. Because no candidate got as much as 50%, the party will not nominate anyone for president. And even if there were no … Continue reading
On July 25, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed SB 49. The bill provided that when a special legislative election is called, and only one candidate files to be on the ballot, the election is then cancelled. The veto message points … Continue reading