The Christian Science Monitor has this story, on whether it is good public policy to let minor party and independent candidates participate in debates with their major party opponents. The story was triggered by a publicity campaign recently launched by … Continue reading
On September 7, the Pennsylvania State Elections Office (the Department of State) revealed that it intends to file this amicus curiae brief with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in the Carl Stevenson ballot access case. The brief is dated September 8 … Continue reading
The Miami Herald has this op-ed by Political Science Professor Daniel A. Smith, recommending that states and the federal government implement programs for public funding of campaigns. Thanks to Political Activity Law for the link. … Continue reading
On September 7, a Tennessee state court invalidated the petition to recall the Mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee, because some of the signatures aren’t dated, and also because the judge said the number of signatures required should be controlled by state … Continue reading
Voters in one Board of Education district in Beaufort County, South Carolina, will find a November ballot with no candidates listed for that office. The only person who submitted a petition thought she had at least 50 valid signatures, but … Continue reading
