On April 12, the Connecticut Joint Appropriations Committee passed HB 5021, the bill that eliminates the parts of the public funding law that discriminate against independent candidates and also discriminates against most minor party candidates.
As noted in a blog post on April 7, some residents of Kinston, North Carolina, filed a federal lawsuit to overturn Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act. Their specific complaint is that the Justice Department won’t let the … Continue reading
On April 12, the 9th circuit heard oral arguments in McComish v Bennett, the case over Arizona’s public funding law for candidates for state office. The basic concept of public funding for candidates is not under attack in this case. … Continue reading
Bill Redpath, national chair of the Libertarian Party, is in Oklahoma April 10-12. He is lobbying Oklahoma legislators for better ballot access. He is also appearing at a press conference called by OBAR (Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform) on April … Continue reading
The Freedom Socialist Party will hold a national convention July 9-12 at Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington. The Freedom Socialist Party has not run a candidate for any partisan office since 2004, when it had a candidate on the Oregon … Continue reading
