On June 3, the Maine House defeated LD 144, the bill that would have reduced the number of state representatives from 151 to 131. UPDATE: because the Senate had passed this bill on June 2, the bill could still conceivably … Continue reading
See this interesting story at Robbin Stewart’s blog. As Stewart says, the West Virginia law make it a crime to distribute anonymous campaign literature must be considered unconstitutional, since the U.S. Supreme Court has twice ruled that the First Amendment … Continue reading
On May 29, Unity08 filed its main brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia, against the Federal Election Commission’s ruling in 2006 that no one could give Unity08 more than $5,000. The FEC treated Unity08 … Continue reading
Last year, Bob Barr (Libertarian Party presidential nominee) and his candidates for presidential elector filed a federal lawsuit against Oklahoma’s procedure for an independent presidential candidate to get on the ballot, a petition signed by 3% of the last presidential … Continue reading
Last year, Bob Barr (Libertarian Party presidential nominee) and his candidates for presidential elector filed a federal lawsuit against Oklahoma’s procedure for an independent presidential candidate to get on the ballot, a petition signed by 3% of the last presidential … Continue reading
