On July 20, a lower Illinois state court ruled that the initiative to set up an independent redistricting commission to draws legislative district lines cannot be on the November 2016 ballot, even though it has enough signatures. She said the … Continue reading
Thomas Rudd is the Lake County, Illinois Coroner. He is trying to run for re-election this year as an independent candidate. No one argues that he lacks enough valid signatures, but he is not on the ballot because he first … Continue reading
The Connecticut Secretary of State now acknowledges that there is nothing illegal or unconstitutional about Rocky De La Fuente’s independent candidate petition. It lists De La Fuente for President and Michael Steinberg for Vice-President. They both live in Florida. Originally … Continue reading
On July 19, proponents of a Washington state public funding initiative submitted signatures to the Secretary of State. It seems likely the initiative has enough valid signatures to qualify for the November 2016 ballot. Here is the text of the … Continue reading
In 2013, Jane Miller, a Republican in Brookfield, Connecticut, accepted a Democratic nomination for a special local election. She did not win. In April 2015, long after that election, the town Republican Party expelled her, under a little-used state law … Continue reading
