The Ohio Libertarian Party’s candidate for Governor of Ohio in 2006 will be Dr. Bill Peirce, Economics Professor Emeritus of Case Western Reserve University. He was Chairman of the Economics Department at Case Western for 6 years, and has degrees … Continue reading
In 1996, a U.S. District Court ruled that the number of signatures needed for a new party in Arkansas (3% of the last gubernatorial vote, or about 22,000 signatures) violates the U.S. Constitution. Citizens to Establish the Reform Party in … Continue reading
On August 8, the San Diego city council voted to ban write-in votes in city run-off elections. The bill passed unanimously. Even Donna Frye voted for it, even though she was herself a write-in candidate for Mayor in the November … Continue reading
On August 9, the US Court of Appeals, DC circuit, issued its opinion in Initiative and Referendum Institute v US Postal Service, 04-5045. By a vote of 3-0, that Court ruled that at least some post office sidewalks are public … Continue reading
On August 2, President Bush signed HR 2985 into law. It requires the states to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the US House, within 47 days after any event which causes the death of at least 100 members … Continue reading
