On March 27, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that the petition-checking procedures used in 2004 for independent presidential petitions are legal. Peroutka v Cronin, no. 27233. Here is the decision. The decision is somewhat maddening. Plaintiffs (Michael Peroutka, Constitution Party … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On March 31, Hawaii Elections officials ruled that the Constitution Party petition for party status has enough valid signatures, so the party is on the ballot. The party is now on for president in 18 states. The Constitution Party had … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a full opinion on March 31, but it did not issue the Indiana photo ID case for voters at the polls. There will be no more U.S. Supreme Court decisions until April 14 at the … Continue reading
Kansas is one of the states that didn’t hold a presidential primary this year, and used caucuses instead. On March 28, the Kansas House passed HB 2683, which sets up a presidential primary starting in 2012. It would be the … Continue reading
It is possible to predict that 2008 will be another presidential election in which only six general election presidential candidates will theoretically be able to be elected. It is quite likely that the presidential nominees of the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, … Continue reading