On March 8, the Nebraska Senate passed LB 759. The bill repeals the law passed in 2007 that makes it illegal for out-of-state residents to circulate petitions in Nebraska. The vote was 41-2. The restriction had been declared unconstitutional last … Continue reading
On March 8, the Missouri House passed HB 1236 by a vote of 144-1. It eliminates the typographical error, first created in 1993, that requires petitions to qualify a new party to list presidential elector candidates on the petition, if … Continue reading
This New York Times explains the French practice of requiring television and radio stations to provide equal amounts of air time for all presidential candidates, starting on the filing deadline for presidential candidates, and extending through the entire campaign season. … Continue reading
Lawrence Lessig here defends Americans Elect for not telling the world who is paying for its petition drives and its costs for setting up the on-line presidential primary. Lessig is the author of “Republic, Lost” and a leading critic of … Continue reading
Anthony Wing Kosner has this Forbes column, arguing that a relatively new concept in physics, the Constructal Law, predicts that the U.S. habit of forcing all electoral activity into just two dominant political parties is not sustainable. The Constructal Law … Continue reading
