Law Professor Rick Hasen of Loyola Law School (Los Angeles) writes the nation’s foremost election law blog, and is one of the two co-founders of the Election Law Journal. He wrote a guest column for findlaw.com on August 30, and … Continue reading
On August 30, a lower state court ruled that even though major parties in Colorado can nominate candidates who haven’t been a member of that party for a year, qualified minor parties do not have the same right. The decision … Continue reading
The South Carolina Election Commission still hasn’t finished checking the Labor Party’s petition, but should be done the first week in September. The party needed 10,000 and submitted 16,000 several months ago. The Labor Party is organized nationally, but had … Continue reading
On August 30, the 2nd circuit reaffirmed the U.S. District Court decision in Lopez Torres v New York State Board of Elections, 06-6035. The 2nd circuit agreed with the US District Court that New York ballot access laws, for candidates … Continue reading
David Sole was nominated by the Michigan Green Party to be its U.S. Senate candidate, on August 6. Sole is also a long-time member of the Workers World Party, and is president of United Auto Workers Local 2334. Sole received … Continue reading
