On September 12, the Institute for Free Speech filed this amicus curiae brief in Libertarian National Committee v Federal Election Commission, in the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit. This is the lawsuit over federal bans on large contributions from … Continue reading
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On September 11, Maine Governor Paul LePage, an opponent of ranked choice voting, vetoed LD 1925, a supplemental appropriation to pay for election administration for the November election. On September 12, the House sustained his veto. All of the votes … Continue reading
Socialist Action Party submitted almost 11,000 signtures this year to place its nominee for U.S. Senate, Fred Linck, on the Connecticut ballot. The Secretary of State still has not determined whether that petition has enough valid signatures. The requirement is … Continue reading
On September 12, Rhode Island held primaries. The three ballot-qualified parties are Democratic, Republican, and Moderate. But because there were no primary contests in the Moderate Party, the state did not print primary ballots for it. Its nominee for Governor, … Continue reading
On September 12, U.S. District Court Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos, an Obama appointee, upheld the Texas policy of electing its State Supreme Court Justices, and its State Criminal Appeals Court Judges, in at-large partisan elections. Lopez v Abbott, s.d., 2:16v-303. … Continue reading