On September 15, the Florida Supreme Court invalidated a Florida ballot access law that sometimes keeps candidates off the ballot through no fault of theirs. Wright v City of Miami Gardens, SC16-1518. Florida depends on filing fees, rather than mandatory … Continue reading
On October 6, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan set a hearing date in Level the Playing Field v Federal Election Commission, D.C. 1:15cv-1397. This is case filed on June 22, 2015 by Level the Playing Field, Peter Ackerman, Gary … Continue reading
Evan McMullin addressed the public on the evening of October 5, in the Provo public library. See this story at Independent Political Report. IPR reporter Joseph Buchman was in the audience. Buchman hoped to be able to ask MuMullin some … Continue reading
On October 6, the Commission on Presidential Debates said the October 9 debate will only include Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Maine voters will decide on November 8 whether to use Instant Runoff Voting for Congress and state office. Larry Diamond, a long-time scholar of elections and government, has this op-ed in support of the idea. There has been at least … Continue reading
