Earlier this year, the Third Circuit struck down Delaware’s law, requiring most types of state judges to be members of one of the state’s two largest political parties. Delaware is in the process of asking the U.S. Supreme Court to … Continue reading
On August 23, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kennelly dismissed the lawsuit Gonzales v Madigan, n.d., 1:16cv-7915. It had been filed in 2016 by one of Michael Madigan’s opponents in the Democratic primary. Madigan is a member of the Illinois … Continue reading
MinnPost has this article about the new Libertarian Party ballot access lawsuit in Minnesota, challenging wording on the petitions that says the signer does not intend to vote in an upcoming primary. MinnPost is an on-line newspaper covering Minnesota government … Continue reading
Portland, Maine, already used ranked choice voting for Mayor. An initiative petition to use it for city council races appears to have fallen short by a few hundred signatures, although that determination is mired in controversy. See this story. … Continue reading
On August 23, David Koch, who was the Libertarian Party’s vice-presidential nominee in 1980, died. See this New York Times story. He was 79, and died of prostate cancer, the same disease that killed David Bergland (the 1984 Libertarian nominee) … Continue reading
