On January 13, the California Supreme Court refused to hear Clark v Bowen, S179046. This is the case in which a Republican sued to overturn a California election law that says he can’t be on the Republican primary ballot in … Continue reading
In 2004, Ralph Nader’s petition in Pennsylvania was challenged by his political opponents. Under Pennsylvania’s unique challenge system, because the challengers won their case that Nader didn’t have enough valid signatures, the court said that Nader had to pay all … Continue reading
On January 25, Frederic von Anhalt said he will run as an independent candidate for Governor of California. See this story, which explains his platform. UPDATE: Here is his campaign site. No one has used the California independent candidate procedure … Continue reading
On January 25, the Indiana Supreme Court said it will hear the state’s appeal in League of Women Voters v Rokita, the case over whether Indiana’s Constitution is violated by the state’s law, requiring voters at the polls to show … Continue reading
Both houses of Congress have bills to provide for public funding of candidates for Congress. They are S752 and HR 1826. The Senate bill has 5 co-sponsors and the House bill has 126 co-sponsors. Many Democrats in Congress have expressed … Continue reading
