On July 25, James T. Parker, independent candidate for New Mexico Education Commission (a partisan office elected by districts), filed this brief in his ballot access case, Parker v Duran. The lawsuit challenges the 3% petition for independent candidates, and … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On July 24, Gravis released a new poll for the Montana U.S. Senate race. The results: Republican Steve Daines 45%, Democratic incumbent John Walsh 38%, Libertarian Roger Roots 9%, undecided 8%. Just a week ago, another poll had Roots at … Continue reading
On July 26, the New York Times carried three letters to the editor, disagreeing with the July 22 op-ed by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer that advocates top-two primaries. Only one of the three letters mentions that a top-two system keeps … Continue reading
The Constitution Party and the Libertarian Party are both qualified parties in South Dakota, but neither one of them has been able to run any candidates for Governor, U.S. Senator, or U.S. House this year, because they must nominate by … Continue reading
On July 24, a New Hampshire Superior Court in Strafford County struck down language on the New Hampshire voter registration form that seems to say that no one should register to vote in the state unless he or she has … Continue reading