The District of Columbia Republican presidential primary rules gives candidates a choice of either paying a $10,000 filing fee to the party, or else getting 296 signatures of registered Republicans and paying a fee of $5,000 to the party. These … Continue reading
On January 4, 2012, the Libertarian Party filed the final brief in Libertarian Party v District of Columbia Board of Elections, 11-7029. This brief sums up the issue clearly. Does the U.S. Constitution require elections officials to count all valid … Continue reading
The California Superior Court Judge who is hearing Rubin v Bowen has set a hearing date of February 7, 2012, for Rubin v Bowen, RG11-605-301, Alameda County. This is the lawsuit filed by the Peace & Freedom and Libertarian Parties … Continue reading
According to this story, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell recently said that the Virginia ballot access law has never kept any credible presidential candidate off the ballot. His statement is not accurate. In 2008, Chris Dodd, a Democratic U.S. Senator from … Continue reading
On January 4, 2012, U.S. District Court Judge John A. Gibney issued an order, letting Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, and Rick Santorum intervene in the lawsuit filed last month by Rick Perry, over Virginia ballot access in presidential primaries. The … Continue reading
