Back in 2004, Ralph Nader sued Hawaii over its ballot access laws. One part of the suit challenged the arbitrary manner in which Hawaii elections officials validate signatures, but the other part of the case challenged the constitutionality of requiring … Continue reading
On October 22, the Executive Committee of the National Republican Committee voted to punish 5 states for choosing delegates too early. The full Republican National Committee will decide whether to implement this recommendation next month. The five state Republican Parties … Continue reading
Any reader of this blog who is sympathetic to the fight to improve ballot access laws may wish to help either or both of these veteran ballot access volunteer attorneys: 1. Bob Bastress, a law professor at the University of … Continue reading
Bob Bauer, an expert on campaign finance laws and a critic of those laws, has written this in his blog More Soft Money Hard Law. It deals with the interplay between Stephen Colbert’s candidacy in the South Carolina major party … Continue reading
The Republican Party of Florida sponsored a presidential debate on Fox News on October 21. Alan Keyes was not permitted to participate. The party said no one could debate who did not register at 1% in recent polls. … Continue reading
