Don Zimmerman, a member of the Austin, Texas city council, recently filed a federal lawsuit against city campaign finance rules. He challenges the $350 limit on individual contributions to candidates for city council, and the law that says candidates can’t … Continue reading
The Times Record of Fort Smith, Arkansas, has this commentary about the oral argument in Moore v Martin. That argument, held on July 27, concerns the federal lawsuit on early petition deadlines for non-presidential independent candidates. … Continue reading
Phil Huckelberry has this article in Gapers Block, advocating that Illinois depend on candidate filing fees instead of petitions, for ballot access. Gapers Block is a well-read on-line Chicago newspaper about government and politics. … Continue reading
The Tulsa World, in this editorial, congratulates the Oklahoma Democratic Party for letting independents vote in its future primaries. … Continue reading
The Cleveland Plain Dealer has a story that tries to analyze whether Ohio Governor John Kasich will be in the August 6 Fox News Republican presidential debate. See it here. The answer is ambiguous and depends on which polls are … Continue reading
