On November 24, Michigan House Speaker Andy Dillon, a Democrat, said he expects to bring HB 4507 up for a vote in the Michigan House on Monday, November 26. This bill changes the criteria for listing candidates in major party … Continue reading
On November 24, former world chess champion Garry Kasparov and others were jailed for participating in a protest against Russian ballot access laws. Demonstrators are angry that Other Russia Party is barred from the ballot in the upcoming parliamentary elections. … Continue reading
Here is an article in The Citizens Voice, daily newspaper of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, about the November 20 decision of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court over costs for candidates whose petitions are challenged. Back on January 24, 2007, Commonwealth Court Judge James … Continue reading
On November 24, Politico published this story by Ben Smith, about independent voters (he calls them “Perot voters”) who seem unhappy with all the leading presidential candidates so far this year. Thanks to Jack Dean for the referral. … Continue reading
In 1982, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that campaign finance disclosure laws are unconstitutional, if they are applied to minor parties whose members and supporters will be harassed if their identities are known. The Socialist Workers Party won this case. … Continue reading
