Here is the Maryland Libertarian Party’s opening Brief in Johnston v Lamone, in the Fourth Circuit. The issue is whether it makes any sense for a party that has over 22,000 registered members, to be forced to file a petition … Continue reading
Justin Alexander has this interesting analysis of the recent decision by the South Carolina Republican Party to cancel the 2020 presidential primary. It appears in Fitsnews, a South Carolina politics blog based in Columbia. As Alexander notes, the decision was … Continue reading
On September 2, the proponents of a statewide initiative in Colorado asked the Tenth Circuit to rehear Semple v Griswold, 18-1123. This is the case that challenges the Colorado requirement that a statewide initiative obtain signatures equal to 2% of … Continue reading
Political Scientist Lee Drutman here presents the evidence that “moderates” and “independents” are not the same group of people. The research is at FiveThirtyEight.com. Drutman is writing a book, not yet published, about the crisis of the two-party system in … Continue reading
On September 21, the Arizona Democratic State Committee rejected a motion to invite independents to vote in the party’s 2020 presidential primary. See this story. Democrats appear naive about the costs of the lawsuit that would have been required, if … Continue reading
