On August 14, the 9th circuit issued a short, perfunctory opinion, upholding Oregon’s procedures for checking signatures for initiative and referendum petitions. Lemons v Bradbury, 08-35209. The vote was 3-0. The case had been brought by proponents of a referendum … Continue reading
Late on the evening of August 15, a U.S. District Court refused to issue injunctive relief for Bob Barr, in his attempt to be included in this year’s first joint appearance of general election presidential candidates. The event is set … Continue reading
Today’s Boston Globe featured an op-ed by conservative columnist W. James Antle III arguing for putting Bob Barr on the Massachusetts ballot. The Libertarian Party of Massachusetts filed enough signatures to get on the ballot. In order to start the … Continue reading
On August 13, the Delaware Independent Party nominated Ralph Nader for president. The decision was not surprising, since that party had also nominated Nader in 2004. In 2000 it didn’t nominate anyone for president. One-state parties that are ballot-qualified and … Continue reading
On August 14, Herb Hoffman, independent candidate for U.S. Senate from Maine, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to keep him on the ballot. Everyone agrees that more than 4,000 registered voters signed his petition to put him on the ballot, … Continue reading
