On June 20, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed HB 1193, which relaxes the deadline for qualified parties to certify the names of their presidential and vice-presidential nominees. This bill probably would never have been passed if Bob Barr had not … Continue reading
The June 21 issue of Atlanta Progressive News has this story about the ballot access case in Georgia, Coffield v Handel. Thanks to Kimberly Wilder of IndependentPoliticalReport for the link. The case was filed by Faye Coffield, who tried to … Continue reading
On June 22, the Louisiana Senate passed HB 420 unanimously, after amending it to add new provisions. The original purpose of the bill is to extend the deadline for independent presidential candidates, and political parties, to file their paperwork for … Continue reading
On June 22, the U.S. Supreme Court released its opinion in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v Holder, 08-322. The issue had appeared to be whether Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act is constitutional. Section 5 … Continue reading
Theresa Amato’s book, “Grand Illusion: the Myth of Voter Choice in a Two-Party Tyranny”, released this month, has received praise from both Congressman Ron Paul, and Pat Choate (Ross Perot’s running mate in 1996). Congressman Paul wrote a letter on … Continue reading
