Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed has written a bill (introduced as SB 5604 and HB 1534) that requires minor party and independent candidates to show popular support three ways before they can qualify for the general election. First, each … Continue reading
On January 23, the Louisiana Attorney General revealed that he had received a letter from the Voting Rights Section of the U.S. Justice Department, saying that Louisiana’s new semi-closed primary for Congressional Elections does not violate the Voting Rights Act. … Continue reading
Every year, a major libertarian event is held in February in New Hampshire, called the Free State Project New Hampshire Liberty Forum. This year’s event will include Congressman Ron Paul as a speaker. The Forum is in Concord, Feb. 23-25.
On January 8, bills were introduced in each house of the Oregon legislature to provide that only the two candidates who received the most votes in the primary could be on the November ballot. The bills would affect all federal … Continue reading
On January 12, three organizations each filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in New York State Board of Elections v Lopez Torres. This is the ballot access case involving how candidates for Delegate to a Judicial … Continue reading
