The Green Party and the Constitution Party are waiting for the 4th circuit to issue an opinion in Pisano v Strach, which was argued in October 2013. On February 4, the two parties informed the court of two favorable ballot … Continue reading
Both houses of the Alabama legislature will hold hearings on the ballot access bills on Wednesday, February 5. The Senate bill, SB 70, will be heard by the Senate Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections Committee at 2 p.m. in … Continue reading
On February 3, the Montana Attorney General conceded that the election law under attack in the federal lawsuit Monforton v Motl is unconstitutional. The case has a hearing February 7 in U.S. District Court in Missoula. The law says that … Continue reading
The January 1, 2014 print edition of Ballot Access News had a chart showing the petition deadline in each state, for a newly-qualifying party that wants to be on the November ballot for president, with the party name next to … Continue reading
Bob Bauer’s More Soft Money Hard Law blog has this interesting commentary about the state of federal campaign finance law, in which political parties are uniquely disadvantaged, compared to almost every other kind of organization. Thanks to Rick Hasen for … Continue reading
