Earlier this year South Dakota changed the petition deadline for a newly-qualifying party to submit a petition of 2.5% of the last gubernatorial vote for party status. The old deadline was March 29. The new deadline is March 1. On … Continue reading
Law Professors Joseph Fishkin and Heather Gerkin have published a scholarly paper on the current status of the national Republican Party, in which the official party structure and the Koch Brothers each have their own database of Republican Party donors, … Continue reading
The Daily Oklahoman, largest newspaper in Oklahoma, here reports that the Libertarian Party and the Green Party will attempt to get on the 2016 ballot. The Green Party has never been on the ballot in Oklahoma, and the Libertarian Party … Continue reading
Counterpunch has this commentary by Scott McLarty of the Green Party. McLarty argues that the decline of parties of the left in the last part of the 20th century and so far in this century is the reason the left … Continue reading
On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court released three opinions, but did not release any opinions relating to election law or the First Amendment. The only two remaining days for U.S. Supreme Court decisions for this term are June 22 … Continue reading
