Roger Chesley, the political columnist for the Virginian-Pilot newspaper, here criticizes the Virginia Bar Association for inviting only the Democratic and Republican nominees for U.S. Senate this year. The Virginian-Pilot is the largest newspaper in Virginia, and is published in … Continue reading
The Columbus Dispatch has this article about Chad Monnin, the Libertarian nominee for Ohio State House, district 19, near Columbus. The article says Monnin has two campaign offices, has already spent $100,000, and plans to have spent as much as … Continue reading
Thomas Ravenel, a former State Treasurer of South Carolina, says he will submit over 10,000 valid signatures by the July 15 deadline. See this story. If he succeeds, he will be the first independent candidate for U.S. Senate in the … Continue reading
Professor Lawrence Lessig is actively working to create a SuperPAC that would spend its money to help congressional candidates who will work to pass a public funding bill in 2015. The SuperPac has been soliciting pledges. The pledges will not … Continue reading
Some Norwegian voters in 2011 and 2013 were permitted to vote using the internet. However, Norway has decided to end the experiment, for the reasons explained in this BBC article. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link. … Continue reading
