The Working Families Party has filed its paperwork in Vermont to be a ballot-qualified minor party. There are now Working Families on the ballot in six states. The other five are Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Oregon, and South Carolina (the … Continue reading
Cecil Bothwell, a new member of the Asheville, North Carolina city council, says he is an atheist. The North Carolina Constitution bars atheists from holding public office. Newspapers around the U.S. are covering the issue. Here is a story from … Continue reading
On December 17, Bill O’Reilly and the two guests on his Fox News TV show discussed ballot access laws, within a larger discussion of whether conservatives should support a third party, the TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party. Here is the … Continue reading
On November 12, New Hampshire State Senator Theodore Gatsas resigned his seat in the New Hampshire Senate, because he had just been elected Mayor of Manchester. Shortly afterwards, the New Hampshire Executive Council said there will be a special election … Continue reading
On December 18, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Holmes Bell struck down Michigan election law 168.957, which says that circulators of recall petitions must be registered voters who live in the electoral district of the official sought to be recalled. … Continue reading
