On February 9, U.S. District Court Judge Andrea Wood said she will issue an opinion in Libertarian Party of Illinois v State Board of Elections within 24 hours. This is the case, filed in 2012, that challenges the unique Illinois … Continue reading
On February 8, the Virginia Senate passed SB 686 by 34-5. It prohibits political parties from requiring a sign-in sheet before a voter votes in a primary that is administered by the government. The bill has an emergency clause, so … Continue reading
On February 3, David Librace, an independent candidate for president from West Helena, Arkansas, filed a federal lawsuit against the Arkansas Secretary of State. The lawsuit argues that Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are not eligible to be on the … Continue reading
Late on February 8, the 3-judge U.S. District Court that is hearing the North Carolina redistricting case asked the plaintiffs to submit a response on whether the court should stay its own opinion. The response is due at noon on … Continue reading
Several news stories on February 8 report that Michael Bloomberg himself recently said publicly that he is thinking of being an independent presidential candidate in 2016. This story is somewhat different than last month’s news stories, which were on based … Continue reading
