On August 4, Kent Bernbeck filed for reconsideration in Bernbeck v Gale, the case over Nebraska’s county distribution requirement for statewide initiatives. The Eighth Circuit had voted 2-1 on July 14 that he doesn’t have standing. But, as the petition … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The publication of the International Socialist Organization, called Socialist Worker (not to be confused with the Socialist Workers Party) describes how the ISO helped Jill Stein get the needed signatures to get on the Vermont ballot. … Continue reading
On August 3, the California Assembly Appropriations Committee passed SB 1288. The bill allows all California cities and counties, not just charter cities and counties, to use instant-runoff for their own elections if they wish. The bill now goes to … Continue reading
Seven weeks ago, on June 29, Better for America asked for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in Level the Playing Field v FEC, U.S. District Court, D.C., 1:15cv-1397. Judge Tanya Chutkan, an Obama appointee, still hasn’t ruled on … Continue reading
August 2 is the Wisconsin deadline for petitions for independent presidential petitions, and the presidential petitions of unqualified parties. Only two such petitions were submitted: Rocky De La Fuente, and Monica Moorehead (presidential nominee of the Workers World Party). The … Continue reading