On July 26, the Ohio Libertarian Party sent this two-page letter to the Ohio Secretary of State, asking him to rule that the Constitution, Green, Libertarian and Socialist Parties should not be removed from the ballot before the 2012 election. … Continue reading
On July 20, a Vermont Superior Court in Washington County upheld Vermont’s June petition deadline for independent candidates. Here is the 8-page decision. The decision rests on two U.S. Supreme Court decisions that did not deal with early petition deadlines, … Continue reading
The California State Court of Appeals will hold oral arguments in Field v Bowen in San Francisco on September 12 at 9 a.m. This is one of the two cases that challenges two particular details of the Proposition 14 “top-two” … Continue reading
On July 26, North Carolina HB 32 passed the Senate Rules Committee. This is the bill that cuts the number of signatures for minor parties, and statewide independent candidates, from 85,379 signatures to approximately 17,000. The bill now goes to … Continue reading
The July 26 New York Times has this article on the uncertainty in presidential primary and caucus dates for the 2012 election. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
