The 250th birthday of the United States ought to be a time for reflection of how our system of representative government is faulty. 1. The United States is the only nation in the world with elections for a national legislative … Continue reading
On June 30, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Brooks, an Obama appointee, struck down some Arkansas restrictions on the initiative petitioning process. He set a trial to decide certain other issues, and he upheld the county distribution requirement. League of … Continue reading
Marco Battaglia has filed a lawsuit in Iowa state court to get back on the ballot. He is the Libertarian Party nominee for U.S. House, 3rd district. He was kept off because he uses an alias. See this story. … Continue reading
On June 30, the Delaware House passed HB 188, which lets independent voters vote in partisan primaries. The vote was 22-17. The vote was not partisan. The 17 “no” votes came from eleven Democrats and six Republicans.
This TV news story says that an independent voter in Rochester, Minnesota, has launched a campaign to ease Minnesota ballot access laws for independent candidates. His organization, Open the Ballot Minnesota”, wants to (1) legalize electronic signatures; (2) decrease the … Continue reading
