On May 15, the Federal Election Commission finally ruled on the extent to which a candidate for federal office may receive additional contributions from contributors who had already given the maximum, when the candidate’s campaign treasurer embezzles the money from … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The San Francisco Bay Guardian has this detailed description of the May 12 debate in San Francisco between the two leading contenders for the Green Party presidential nomination, Dr. Jill Stein and Roseanne Barr. … Continue reading
According to Eric Dondero, Americans Elect has suspended all its petitioning across the nation, except that Americans Elect will complete its Texas petition. Dondero is a veteran petitioner and petition drive organizer. … Continue reading
On May 16, the South Carolina Senate unanimously passed a bill to provide for a more rational system for candidates to file for primaries. However, the bill would have no effect on this year’s problem. See this story. … Continue reading
In 2010, the Ohio election law was amended to require all qualified parties to certify the names of their presidential and vice-presidential nominees by 90 days before the general election. In 2012, that would be August 8. However, neither the … Continue reading