The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the formal name of the organization created by in 1975 and nick-named the Helsinki Accords Group, observed the U.S. election of November 8, 2016. Here is its preliminary report. Thanks to Election … Continue reading
All the briefs have been filed in Independent Party v Padilla, 16-15895, in the Ninth Circuit. The issue is whether a group named the Independent Party should be able to try to get on the ballot. The U.S. District Court … Continue reading
Joel Searby, campaign manager for Evan McMullin, has this interesting account of how the McMullin campaign was launched in the first week in August 2016. … Continue reading
On December 2, the First Circuit upheld the New Hampshire law making it illegal to circulate the petition for party status during an odd year. Libertarian Party of New Hampshire v Gardner, 15-2068. The 30-page opinion says that no U.S. … Continue reading
The Washington state Libertarian Party has told the press that it will sue if the Secretary of State denies that it is now a qualified party. See this story. … Continue reading
