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On April 12, the North Dakota Secretary of State said that the Libertarian Party’s petition for party status is valid, and the party will be on the 2010 ballot. See this story. This is the first time a party, other … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On April 12, the Connecticut Joint Appropriations Committee passed HB 5021, the bill that eliminates the parts of the public funding law that discriminate against independent candidates and also discriminates against most minor party candidates.
As noted in a blog post on April 7, some residents of Kinston, North Carolina, filed a federal lawsuit to overturn Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act. Their specific complaint is that the Justice Department won’t let the … Continue reading
On April 12, the 9th circuit heard oral arguments in McComish v Bennett, the case over Arizona’s public funding law for candidates for state office. The basic concept of public funding for candidates is not under attack in this case. … Continue reading
Bill Redpath, national chair of the Libertarian Party, is in Oklahoma April 10-12. He is lobbying Oklahoma legislators for better ballot access. He is also appearing at a press conference called by OBAR (Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform) on April … Continue reading