As noted earlier, a lawsuit is pending in a lower state court in Iowa, over the problem that the State Constitution says judicial retention elections must be held on separate ballots than the ballot for other offices. The state ignored … Continue reading
In January, New Hampshire Representative Tim Comerford (R-Fremont) will introduce a bill to set up a two-tier system of qualified parties. A group that polls 2% for Governor or U.S. Senator would be a qualified convention party, and a group … Continue reading
Already, in several states, dates and places have been chosen for Republican presidential debates. See this story. The earliest one will be in the spring of 2011, at the Ronald Reagan library in Simi Valley, California. No Republican has formally … Continue reading
Niall Stanage, a journalist from Northern Ireland who writes about U.S. politics for readers both in Great Britain and in the United States, has this unusually perceptive and original article about third partes in the United States. The piece is … Continue reading
On December 16, the 11th circuit heard arguments in Grizzle v Kemp, 10-12176, which concerns the constitutionality of a 2009 Georgia law that says no one may run for a local school board if they have an immediate family member … Continue reading
