On May 1, the Ohio deadline this year for the independent candidate procedure, the Libertarian and Green Party candidates for Governor each submitted more than twice the required 5,000 signatures. Libertarian Bill Peirce turned in 13,400, and Green Bob Fitrakis … Continue reading
On May 1, independent Texas gubernatorial candidate Carole Strayhorn’s lawsuit against the Secretary of State had a hearing in federal court. Strayhorn is suing over the Secretary of State’s insistence that signatures can only be turned in once, as well … Continue reading
On April 26, a U.S. District Court in Rhode Island invalidated a law that made it illegal for corporations to donate to campaigns that support or oppose ballot initiatives. The ACLU had filed the case on its own behalf. It … Continue reading
On April 28, the 3rd circuit (which covers Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware) struck down a municipal ordinance in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. The ordinance required people who go door-to-door for a political purpose to first check in with the police … Continue reading
On April 28, the Vermont Senate virtually passed SB 48, by voting to advance it to third reading. It asks the Secretary of State to explain how she would implement Instant-Runoff Voting, were it to be implemented. It is not … Continue reading
