On November 25, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Libertarian National Committee v Federal Election Commission, 19-234. This is the case in which the lower court said it is constitutional to prevent a party from receiving a large bequest … Continue reading
The Rochester City Newspaper has this critical story about the Independence Party. It is accurate, but incomplete. It would have been better if it had explained the history of the party. It was formed in 1994 by the type of … Continue reading
This New York Post editorial blasts the New York Commission on Public Funding for considering a plan to toughen the definition of “political party”. The Post doesn’t like the Working Families Party, but still condemns the plan as a ploy … Continue reading
Spectrum Local News, an on-line news source, has this story about the proposal to toughen the definition of “political party” in New York. Most of the stories about this mostly talk to Working Families Party leaders. This story has quotes … Continue reading
An initiative is circulating in Alaska for a top-four system. Parties would no longer be able to nominate candidates for any partisan office except President. Instead all candidates would run in the August primary, and only the top four could … Continue reading
