On July 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the U.S. Constitution permits a state to provide public funding to parties that polled 20% for Governor in the previous gubernatorial election, and not to independent candidates or new … Continue reading
Last week, Common Cause and Public Campaign said they will spend $15,000,000 in the next few months to gain public support for S752 and HR1826, the bills in Congress to provide for public funding for candidates for Congress. See this … Continue reading
This South Dakota newspaper story focuses on the fact that U.S. Senator John Thune, a Republican, has no opponents on the November ballot. No Democrat filed to run for U.S. Senate this year. The Constitution Party is on the ballot … Continue reading
The Connecticut public funding law is being used for the first time this year in a gubernatorial election. Connecticut elects candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on a joint ticket, not only in the general election, but in primaries. There … Continue reading
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this article about the effort to collect 44,089 valid signatures to get Brad Bryant on the Georgia ballot as a candidate for State School Superintendent. If he succeeds, he will be the first independent candidate in … Continue reading
