Illinois state representative Mike Boland will introduce a bill in February to move independent candidate petition deadlines from December of the year before the election, to June of election years. The bill will also lower the number of signatures for … Continue reading
On January 9, a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held a trial on whether the Green Party’s candidate for U.S. Senate in 2006 should be required to pay almost $89,668. This amount represents court costs, witness fees, and attorneys’ fees, for the … Continue reading
On January 12, an attorney for the national Reform Party argued before the 11th circuit that the Federal Election Commission’s repayment demand against the Reform Party should not be considered valid. The case arose because the Reform Party was entitled … Continue reading
Tennessee Libertarians are making a coordinated effort to find legislators willing to introduce a bill on ballot access for parties, and hope to have found one by the end of January. In South Carolina, retired history professor J. David Gillespie … Continue reading
On January 9, the bill to permanently expand the U.S. House of Representatives from 435 voting members to 437 was re-introduced. It is HR 328. This time, the lead sponsor is D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat. Last time, … Continue reading
