On August 19, the Michigan Libertarian Party requested that U.S. District Court Judge Paul Borman, who has jurisdiction over Libertarian Party of Michigan v Ruth Johnson, expedite that case. The issue is whether Gary Johnson should be on the ballot … Continue reading
On August 15, Matt Erard, the Socialist Party’s nominee for U.S. House, 13th district, filed a lawsuit against Michigan’s law on how newly-qualifying parties get on the ballot. Such parties this year need 32,261 signatures, yet older parties only needed … Continue reading
Washington state will release official election returns, for the primary of August 7, on August 21. It appears that turnout will be 38.4% of registered voters, the lowest turnout on record for any Washington primary in a gubernatorial election year … Continue reading
The San Jose Mercury News has this story about a local ballot measure placed on the November ballot by the Santa Clara Valley Water Agency. Election laws say the measure’s description on the ballot cannot exceed 75 words, but the … Continue reading
The Philadelphia Inquirer has this article about the challenge to the Constitution Party and Libertarian Party statewide petitions. Although the article is fairly long, it makes no mention of the pending federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn the system. … Continue reading
