Alan Keyes submitted fewer than 200 signatures to be on the Illinois Republican presidential primary. State law requires 3,000 signatures. But Illinois also says that all petitions are deemed valid unless someone challenges them. Richard B. Mayers, a White Supremacist, … Continue reading
On December 20, the Federal Election Commission determined that Duncan Hunter and Dennis Kucinich qualify for primary season matching funds. The FEC also set the amounts that each of the 7 candidates will receive next year in the FEC’s first … Continue reading
On December 19, U.S. District Court Judge Hinkle of Tallahassee, Florida, ordered that all briefs be submitted to him by December 28, in Ausman v Browning. This is the case in which a Democratic voter is asking that the date … Continue reading
Any party that is not now on the Texas ballot, and wishes to be on the ballot in 2008, must tell the Texas Secretary of State no later than January 2, 2008. That deadline is only two weeks away, and … Continue reading
One of Ralph Nader’s two lawsuits against the Democratic National Committee has been transferred from District of Columbia Superior Court, to U.S. District Court in D.C. The D.C. Superior Court is somewhat analogous to a lower state court, if D.C. … Continue reading
