Ohio’s Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner, has been working on a temporary regulation to replace Ohio’s ballot access law for new and minor parties. The old law was ruled unconstitutional last year. Brunner had scheduled a meeting on this for … Continue reading
The state chair of the Michigan Republican Party said on May 17 that he wants to bar Ron Paul from future Republican congressional debates. See here for the story. … Continue reading
On May 15, the Illinois Senate passed HB 426 by a vote of 48-10. It moves the primary for all office from March to February 5. It also moves the deadline for a qualified party to submit its presidential and … Continue reading
The Indiana Democratic Party has decided to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Indiana’s requirement that voters at the polls must show a government photo-I.D. The 7th circuit had upheld that law on January 4, 2007, by a … Continue reading
On May 16, Scotland’s Parliament chose Alex Salmond to be First Minister. He is the leader of the Scottish National Party. Although that party is 73 years old, it has never before been able to form a government of Scotland. … Continue reading
