Back on February 6, 2014, several independent candidates filed a lawsuit against the petition deadline for independent candidates. The case has been inactive, but now U.S. District Court Judge James M. Moody has set a conference on the case for … Continue reading
Stephen Gaskin has died at the age of 79. See this obituary. In 2000 he sought the Green Party presidential nomination, a daunting task given that Ralph Nader was also seeking it. The vote at the Green Party convention in … Continue reading
Noted writer Michael Lind has this essay on Salon, making the case that the U.S. would be far better off with a multi-party system, and also making the case for proportional representation. … Continue reading
On April 28, 2014, the Arizona Legislature asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Arizona State Legislature v Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, 13-1314. The issue is whether Article One of the U.S. Constitution permits states to let independent redistricting commissions … Continue reading
On June 24, the Ninth Circuit ruled that Robert Raymond does not have standing to challenge the Alaska ban on out-of-state circulators. Raymond v Fenumiai, 13-35090. Here is the very brief opinion. Raymond lives in Wisconsin and is a professional … Continue reading
