This Alabama newspaper story describes the status of the state court lawsuit over whether the Governor is required to call a special U.S. Senate election this year, or whether he can decide to skip a special election until November 2018. … Continue reading
On March 15, Gary Johnson and Jill Stein filed this brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, in Johnson v Commission on Presidential Debates, 16-7107. The issue is whether the Commission is in violation of federal anti-trust laws. … Continue reading
The North Carolina House will vote on whether to override the Governor’s veto of HB 100 on Wednesday, March 22. This is the bill that moves the independent candidate petition deadline (for all office, including president) from June to April. … Continue reading
The Netherlands held a national parliamentary election on March 15, but did not release the official results until March 21. Turnout was 82%. Under the country’s proportional representation system, thirteen parties won seats. This article gives the details. The reason … Continue reading
On Thursday, March 23, the Maryland Senate Education, Health & Environmental Affairs Committee will hear HB 529. It lowers the number of signatures for independent candidates for statewide office from approximately 40,000 signatures, to exactly 10,000 signatures. It has already … Continue reading
