The U.S. Supreme Court is holding a conference on Friday, March 25, to decide whether to hear various cases. One of those cases is Green Party of Connecticut v Lenge, 10-795. This case challenges the Connecticut public funding law which … Continue reading
Irregular Times has this story, revealing that Americans Elect has begun its petition to qualify as a party in California. The petition requires 1,030,040 signatures. California has two methods to create a new party, either that it persuade a number … Continue reading
A Maine volunteer for a gubernatorial candidate in 2010 has pleaded guilty to listing several small donors as having contributed to the campaign, even though they had not. The Maine public funding programs requires candidates to collect a certain number … Continue reading
Wisconsin’s Treasurer says he has drafted a proposed constitutional amendment to eliminate State Treasurer, and Secretary of State, as elected positions. Currently both of these offices are elected in midterm years in partisan elections. If this proposal passed, it would … Continue reading
The Tennessee House State and Local Government Subcommittee will hear HB 794 on Wednesday, March 30. This is the bill that makes minor improvements in the ballot access law for minor parties. The existing law was struck down in federal … Continue reading
