National leaders of the Republican Party are working to try to persuade Republican Florida Governor Charlie Crist not to run for U.S. Senate this year, according to this New York Times story of April 19. National Republican Party officials don’t … Continue reading
The Massachusetts Libertarian Party is ballot-qualified, and it could keep its status through 2012 by running a candidate for any statewide office this year. Although the law requires that one of the party’s statewide nominees poll 3%, it is a … Continue reading
As noted much earlier, on March 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C., struck down a Federal Election Commission ruling that limited the amount of money an individual may donate to a new political party to $5,000. That decision was … Continue reading
On April 19, a U.S. District Court struck down the law that requires independent presidential candidates in Idaho to obtain 6,550 valid signatures. The basis for the decision is that Idaho law requires independent candidates for other statewide office to … Continue reading
On April 19, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Christian Legal Society v Martinez, 08-1371. This is not an election law case, but it is a case on freedom of association, and those cases impact on cases about … Continue reading
