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Recently, the Constitutional Court, Indonesia’s highest court, struck down a ballot access restriction on independent candidates in regional elections. See this story. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
Larry Lessig is a well-known professor who is seeking the Democratic Party presidential nomination. He probably won’t be in the first Democratic presidential debate set for October 13 because he is not averaging 1% in the polls. But that is … Continue reading
On October 1, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Heffernan v City of Paterson, New Jersey, 14-1280. The individual who brought the case had been a police detective who was demoted because he was seen with a campaign sign … Continue reading
This article in the National Post says Canada has 338 House of Commons districts, and almost 1,800 candidates are on the ballot. That works out to 5.3 candidates per district. Four parties have a candidate in all or virtually all … Continue reading
The Arkansas Secretary of State’s office has determined that the petition to place Jim Hedges on the November 2016 ballot as a presidential candidate is valid. This is the first time a Prohibition Party petition for a presidential nominee has … Continue reading