The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to hear Davis v Federal Election Commission, 07-320. This case challenges the part of the McCain-Feingold law that gives fund-raising advantages to congressional candidates who have opponents who give more than $650,000 to … Continue reading
The Oklahoma indictment against Paul Jacob, Susan Johnson, and Rick Carpenter, for allegedly conspiring to bring out-of-staters to circulate an initiative petition in Oklahoma in 2006, has been dismissed. However, it is likely to be re-filed. The original indictment apparently … Continue reading
Washington state’s presidential primary ballot includes candidates mentioned in major news media. The Secretary of State plans to put these choices on each major party’s ballot: Republicans will be Giuliani, Huckabee, Hunter, Keyes, McCain, Paul, Romney, Tancredo and Thompson (9 … Continue reading
On November 21, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that Carl Romanelli and his attorney, Larry Otter, must pay close to $100,000, for the costs associated with removing Romanelli from the November 2006 ballot. Again, the Court ignored the constitutional issue. … Continue reading
On November 21, William Gardner (New Hampshire Secretary of State) set his state’s presidential primaries for January 8. There is still no certainty that Michigan will hold presidential primaries on January 15. Michigan Democrats will try to amend the law … Continue reading
