Two Libertarians are certain to be elected to local partisan office in Louisiana in November, because they filed in races for which the number of candidates is equal to the number of seats to be filled. Randall Hayes filed for … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The Iowa Secretary of State’s web page shows that eight presidential candidates will appear on the November ballot. They are the nominees of the Democratic, Republican, Constitution, Green, Libertarian, Party for Socialism and Liberation, and Socialist Workers Parties. Also an … Continue reading
On August 17, the Arizona Supreme Court issued an order, putting the top-two open primary initiative back on the November ballot. The Court said it would issue an explanation later. The decision is unanimous. Thanks to Warren Severin for this … Continue reading
On August 16, Texas asked the Fifth Circuit to issue a stay in Voting for America v Andrade, 12-40914. On August 17, the voting rights organizations who had filed the lawsuit filed a brief, asking the Fifth Circuit not to … Continue reading
Mark Clayton, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Tennessee, told a reporter that he voted for Constitution Party presidential nominee Chuck Baldwin in 2008. See this story. Much of the story is very unfair to Baldwin. … Continue reading