Janet Hughes, a candidate for School Board in the Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District in Cook County, Illinois, has been removed from the April 2011 ballot because her petition sheets weren’t fastened together. See this story. She is hoping a court … Continue reading
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West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, who is only the Governor now because the elected Governor resigned to take a seat in the U.S. Senate, says he will work to create the position of Lieutenant Governor. Currently, West Virginia is … Continue reading
The Idaho legislature convenes on January 10. According to this story, a bill will be introduced that lets parties block adherents of other parties from voting in that party’s primary. However, it will not block independent voters from voting in … Continue reading
CATO, a well-known libertarian think-tank, and the Center for Competitive Politics, have both received permission to file amici curiae briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court in Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC v Bennett, 10-238. This is the case … Continue reading
On January 6, Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner issued Directive 2011-01, which says that the Constitution, Green, Libertarian, and Socialist Parties will be qualified parties during 2011. The only regularly-scheduled partisan elections in Ohio in 2011 are in several … Continue reading