On June 12, the Eighth Circuit agreed with a U.S. District Court, and ruled that Missouri cannot force campaign committees to form at least thirty days before an election. A campaign committee is a group that wants to spend money … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2018
On June 12, U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Steven M. Gold declared that New York state’s ban on out-of-state circulators is unconstitutional. This is not surprising, because on May 18 he had enjoined the restriction. Free Libertarian Party v Spano, … Continue reading
Massachusetts, Maine, and Arizona are the three states in which it is extremely difficult for a member of a small qualified party to get on his or her party’s primary ballot. In all three states, qualified parties must nominate by … Continue reading
George Skelton, the veteran Sacramento news correspondent covering California state government, here writes, “Give California’s top-two primary some more time, and if it doesn’t get better, junk it.” This is significant, because since 2004, Skelton has been a strong supporter … Continue reading
Maine holds its primaries on June 12. The state is using ranked choice voting, and also voters will vote on a referendum on whether to keep ranked choice voting. Here is a New York Times story about the campaign for … Continue reading