The Conservative Party appeared on the Illinois ballot this week, for the jointly elected offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Preliminary election returns show it received 4.28% of the vote. According to this story, the Illinois State Board of Elections … Continue reading
Richard Winger
California has millions of votes remaining to be counted, so it isn’t easy to make observations about the final returns. But already it is obvious that a large proportion of voters cast a blank ballot for the two statewide offices … Continue reading
Janavi Mehta, a writer for the student newspaper The Guilfordian, at Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina, has a strikingly clear and concise column explaining the role of minor parties in the U.S. Thanks to Ken Bush for the link. … Continue reading
On November 8, the Montana Green Party filed this 19-page brief in Montana Green Party v Stapleton, 6:18cv-87. The issues are two aspects of the petition procedure for new parties: (1) the March 15 deadline is too early; (2) the … Continue reading
On November 8 and 9, two interesting amicus briefs were filed in the U.S. Supreme Court in Utah Republican Party v Cox, 18-450. Here is the amicus of CATO Institute, the Pacific Legal Foundation, and Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce. … Continue reading