In February 2006, a campaign was launched to, in effect, force the U.S. to switch to a direct popular vote for president (see March 1 2006 Ballot Access News story). At the time that story was written, only in Illinois … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On March 20, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted an amicus brief in the Texas congressional redistricting case. Since the oral argument has already been held, this acceptance of a brief is extraordinarily rare. The brief points out that the Georgia … Continue reading
On March 20, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Igartua v U.S., the case over whether international treaties that the U.S. has signed (promising to treat all citizens equally for voting rights purposes) force the U.S. to let residents … Continue reading
The Idaho Natural Law Party has 3 candidates for state and federal office this year, so it will continue to be qualified for 2006 and 2008. Although the Natural Law Party nationally has disbanded, the Idaho unit has allied itself … Continue reading
At the end of 2005, the Connecticut legislature passed “Clean Elections”, public funding for state elections. But the bill severely discriminated against candidates who are not Democrats and Republicans. Although all candidates need to raise a considerable amount of private … Continue reading