This South Dakota newspaper story focuses on the fact that U.S. Senator John Thune, a Republican, has no opponents on the November ballot. No Democrat filed to run for U.S. Senate this year. The Constitution Party is on the ballot … Continue reading
The Connecticut public funding law is being used for the first time this year in a gubernatorial election. Connecticut elects candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on a joint ticket, not only in the general election, but in primaries. There … Continue reading
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this article about the effort to collect 44,089 valid signatures to get Brad Bryant on the Georgia ballot as a candidate for State School Superintendent. If he succeeds, he will be the first independent candidate in … Continue reading
A U.S. District Court in Rhode Island is expediting the lawsuit Moderate Party of Rhode Island v Lynch, 10-265. On August 5, the case will receive a hearing on the plaintiffs’ request for injunctive relief. The case challenges Rhode Island … Continue reading
On July 8, a 3-judge U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Mississippi ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not require a larger number of members in the U.S. House of Representatives. Clemons v U.S. Department of Commerce, 3:09-cv-104. … Continue reading
