The August 17 issue of the New Haven Register has this op-ed by Mike DeRosa, criticizing the state’s public funding law for its unequal treatment of candidates, depending on their partisan affiliation or lack of affiliation. … Continue reading
On August 17, the New York Libertarian Party submitted over 30,000 signatures for its statewide petition. The requirement is 15,000. August 17 is the deadline. The party also submitted petitions for four U.S. House candidates, the most in its history.
Indiana is the only state in the nation that cancels someone’s voter registration if that person is sentenced to jail for a misdemeanor. On August 16, a lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court to overturn the law. The … Continue reading
According to this article, the only Pennsylvania statewide candidates on the Tea Party petition, and on the Green Party petition, have withdrawn rather than face the challenge process. As readers well know, candidates who are challenged, and who do not … Continue reading
On August 13, the 9th circuit issued this 31-page opinion in Wolfson v Brammer, 09-15298. It says that a judicial candidate in 2008 has standing to challenge Arizona’s ban on certain kinds of speech for judicial candidates, even though the … Continue reading
