Tennessee Ticket, a blog about Tennessee politics, sums up political developments in that state during the last decade in this article. Toward the end it briefly discusses the 2010 decision that struck down that state’s ballot access laws for new … Continue reading
In 2010, the California Libertarian Party ran two candidates for U.S. House who have unambiguously Hispanic surnames. They are Edward Gonzalez, an elementary school director in San Jose; and Carlos A. Rodriguez, an immigration lawyer in San Fernando. Each had … Continue reading
On December 30, 2010, Virginia filed this response brief in Libertarian Party of Virginia v Virginia State Board of Elections, the case pending in the 4th circuit over the requirement that only residents of a U.S. House district may circulate … Continue reading
Three more Alaska legislators, one a Republican, and two Democrats, have told the press they intend to work for a change in the law on counting write-ins. Each of these legislators expressed the idea that write-ins that are spelled incorrectly … Continue reading
On December 29, Honolulu held a special non-partisan election to fill a vacant city council seat. Fourteen candidates ran. There is no provision for any run-off. The winner, Tom Berg, won with only 18.49% of the vote. See here for … Continue reading
