On September 19, Tim Quinn, an independent candidate for Mayor of Elyria, Ohio, at the November 8, 2011 election, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court to get on the ballot. His petition was not questioned, but he was still … Continue reading
On September 19, the California Court of Appeals issued a 30-page opinion in Field v Bowen, A129946. It upholds the discriminatory law that allows members of qualified parties to list their party on the ballot, but does not allow members … Continue reading
On September 15, Americans Elect start circulating its petition to be a qualified party in Oregon in 2012. This news is from an Americans Elect press release sent to Oregon newspapers. The press release says that Americans Elect has already … Continue reading
On September 19, the Third Circuit granted a rehearing in Carl Lewis’ lawsuit to get on the November 8, 2011 ballot for State Senate in New Jersey. The rehearing is at 8:30 a.m., September 20, Tuesday. The original panel had … Continue reading
John Avlon has this piece at CNN, criticizing closed primaries. His argument is that closed primaries produced two undesirable outcomes in 2010: the Republican closed primary in Delaware nominated Christine O’Donnell for U.S. Senate, and the Democratic closed primary in … Continue reading
