Charlie Summers, the Secretary of State of Maine, is seen in this 27-second you tube clip condemning public funding of elections. He characterizes public funding as “money is just handed to the candidate.” Actually it is a lot of work … Continue reading
On April 24, 1980, John B. Anderson declared that he would seek the presidency as an independent candidate. He subsequently placed his name on the ballot in all 50 states in November, even though he had already had his name … Continue reading
The Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan has this editorial, expressing happiness that South Dakota now has five qualified parties on the ballot. The editorial does not say, but it could have said, that this is the most number of qualified … Continue reading
On February 14, the Michigan Senate passed SB 752. Among other things, it requires qualified parties that nominate by convention to give advance notice of the dates and locations of their nominating conventions to elections officials. It has a hearing … Continue reading
Since 2008, Jeff Schauer has been writing a blog about California politics and government called “California Mwananchi”. Schauer is a lecturer and a graduate student at U.C. Berkeley in history. This April 20 column discusses what California’s election system and … Continue reading
