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In 2010, a lawsuit was filed in federal court against a Colorado law that says an individual may give twice as much money to the campaign of a candidate for state office who is running in a partisan primary, than … Continue reading
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Dan Walters, the Sacramento Bee’s veteran political columnist, has this story about the 2013 Los Angeles Mayoral election. He says that the two front-runners are ducking the hard issues and concentrating on negative campaigning. This suggests that if the city … Continue reading
On February 13, Oklahoma SB 668 passed the Senate Rules Committee. It changes the number of signatures needed for a newly-qualifying party for midterm years from 66,744 signatures to 51,739 signatures. It has no effect on the number of signatures … Continue reading
On February 12, Minnesota held special elections to fill two legislative vacancies. In both special elections, the Independence Party ran a nominee against the two major party nominees. In district 14A, in the St. Cloud area, the results are: Republican … Continue reading
On February 12, attorneys representing the Alabama Secretary of State filed this 15-page brief, in defense of the state’s petition requirement for newly-qualifying parties. The lawsuit is Stein v Chapman, middle district, 2:12cv-442, and was filed by the Constitution, Green, … Continue reading