The city charter for Kettering, Ohio, says that city council members must not hold any other public office. One of the members of the Kettering city council, Robert L. Scott, was an Ohio presidential elector. Now a taxpayer in Kettering … Continue reading
On January 5, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee) introduced a new constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college. U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer had introduced one a few weeks ago, but that went into the outgoing congress, whereas Cohen has now put … Continue reading
According to this story, well-known Texan Matthew Dowd is mulling over whether to run as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate from Texas in 2018. He would need 47,086 valid signatures due June 28, 2018. He could not start petitioning … Continue reading
In 2015, an individual named Joseph Shaber died and left the Libertarian Party $235,575 in his will. The party was not permitted to receive the money all at once, however, because federal campaign finance law forbids an individual from giving … Continue reading
On January 4, Emidio Soltysik filed his brief in the Ninth Circuit in Soltysik v Padilla, 16-55758. The issue is the California law that lets some candidates for Congress and partisan state office have their party listed on the ballot, … Continue reading
