Green Party Watch has this report on election returns from the March 1 Green Party presidential primary. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On March 2, the Tenth Circuit issued an opinion in Coalition for Secular Government v Williams, 14-1469. The issue is whether small political committees must comply with the state’s onerous campaign contribution and expenditure rules. The Tenth Circuit agreed with … Continue reading
According to this story, Cleveland is in the process of spending $50,000,000 in federal funds to protect the Republican National Convention from protestors. The convention is July 18-21. If there is no first ballot presidential choice, it is conceivable that … Continue reading
Recently, Oregon passed a bill saying all adult citizens known to the state will be automatically registered to vote, unless an individual, upon being notified that he or she had just become registered, then declines to be registered. All these … Continue reading
On March 3, the Oklahoma Senate unanimously passed SB 1108, which removes the names of presidential elector candidates from the November ballot. Instead their names will be on a sheet of paper posted at each polling place. If this bill … Continue reading
The Ninth Circuit will hear Arizona Green Party v Reagan, 14-15976, on Wednesday, May 11, at 9 a.m., in San Francisco. This is the case that challenges Arizona’s February deadline for petitions to establish a political party. The Arizona primary … Continue reading