On February 10, three Montana corporations asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let them make independent expenditures in the 2012 election. The case is American Tradition Partnership, Inc., v Attorney General of the State of Montana, no number assigned yet. … Continue reading
Eliot Ackerman, Chief Operating Officer of Americans Elect, has this interview in NextGenJournal, an on-line magazine for young voters. The very first sentence spoken by Ackerman in the interview is, “I don’t think this is just about the candidates or … Continue reading
On February 9, the Massachusetts State Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Libertarian Political Association v Galvin, sj 2011-0348. The issue is whether Massachusetts law lets unqualified parties use a stand-in presidential candidate on its ballot access petition, and then, … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court has put Greene v Bartlett, 11-868, on its conference of February 24, 2012. The Court won’t say whether it will take this case until Monday, February 27, at the earliest. The case challenges North Carolina’s ballot … Continue reading
According to this news story, Rick Santorum will appear on the Indiana Republican presidential primary ballot unless any voter challenges his petition before February 17. Marion County election officials checked his petition and determined that he was short 24 signatures … Continue reading
