As soon as the November 2, 2010 election has been held, the Democratic Party of Washington state, and the Republican Party of Washington state, will no longer be ballot-qualified. This is because the law defines a ballot-qualified party as one … Continue reading
At the September 14 Massachusetts primary, no Republican appeared on that party’s primary ballot for Attorney General. However, write-in candidate James McKenna polled 27,711 write-ins. He needed 10,000 write-ins to be deemed nominated, and he easily overcame that hurdle. He … Continue reading
The October 3 edition of the Indianapolis Star has this editorial, advocating several election law reforms, including ballot access reform. The editorial is good, but it omits a lot of relevant information. Indiana is one of only four states in … Continue reading
Thomas L. Friedman has this column in the October 3 New York Times, making the case that the United States needs a new major political party. Friedman is a renowned author, reporter, and columnist, a recipient of three Pulitizer Prizes, … Continue reading
On October 1, the North Dakota Libertarian Party filed a notice of appeal to the 8th circuit, in Libertarian Party of North Dakota v Jaeger. The issue is a state law that does not permit any political party to run … Continue reading
