California State Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) and Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) say in this press release that they will soon introduce a bill to bar presidential candidates from the ballot who don’t release their federal income tax returns before the … Continue reading
Former Federal Election Commissioner Brad Smith has this essay at the Center for Competitive Politics. He ponders whether the December meeting of the presidential electors is an “election” under federal campaign finance law. … Continue reading
The Washington Secretary of State has denied qualified status to the Libertarian Party on the grounds that Gary Johnson did not get as much as 5% of the vote, when write-ins for president are included. However, Johnson got 5.01% of … Continue reading
On December 19, the Constitution, Green and Libertarian Parties filed this reply brief in the Third Circuit. The issue is the constitutionality of a U.S. District Court order that requires their statewide petitions for state office to include a certain … Continue reading
On December 16, the state court lawsuit in California by Rocky De La Fuente and the American Independent Party finally was filed. De La Fuente v Padilla, Sacramento Superior Court, 34-2016-002-04821-GDS. The case had been filed on December 9, but … Continue reading
