On April 24, Democratic congressional candidate Bruce Shuttleworth, who had been challenging Virginia’s ban on out-of-state circulators, altered his lawsuit. He is no longer challenging the state ban. However, he is maintaining his lawsuit against certain officials of the Democratic … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On April 24, a bill was introduced in the New York Assembly to provide for public funding for candidates for state office. See this story. … Continue reading
According to this story in The Hill, Ron Paul has more delegates in Minnesota than any other Republican presidential candidate, and will likely have a majority of the delegation. Paul also seems to have exactly half of the Iowa delegation. … Continue reading
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