On November 4, 2014, Green Party nominee Matt Funiciello polled 11.02% for U.S. House, New York district 21. This is the highest percentage of the vote any Green Party nominee for U.S. House has ever received, in a regularly-scheduled race … Continue reading
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As already noted, Level the Playing Field is the organization that has asked the Federal Election Commission to revise its rules for presidential general election debates. According to the law firm that is representing Level the Playing Field, LPF “is … Continue reading
The Federal Election Commission web page is expected to show all comments about the Presidential Debates rulemaking petition by December 27. Comments closed on December 15. The rulemaking petition asks the FEC to alter its rules on general election presidential … Continue reading
On December 18, the ACLU filed a lawsuit under Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act, against the School District in Ferguson, Missouri, to end at-large elections. The School Board has seven members elected at-large. Currently, only one of … Continue reading
On December 8, Texas Representative Drew Springer (R-Muenster) introduced HB 464, which would require candidates nominated by minor party convention to pay the same filing fees that major party candidates must pay to get on a primary ballot. Traditionally, major … Continue reading