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
The Ohio Secretary of State has finally published the booklet “Election Statistics” for the November 2004 election. The booklet does not include the labels that were printed on the ballot for the few minor party and independent candidates who ran … Continue reading
