The Bottom Line Party, which exists only to contest town elections in Windham, Connecticut, is fighting in court to place its nominees back on the ballot in the November 5, 2013 election. See this story. The hearing was October 28 … Continue reading
On October 27, Steve Collett, 58, of Hermosa Beach, California, died unexpectedly, apparently of bacterial pneumonia. In 2012 he had been the Libertarian Party’s best-funded congressional candidate. He raised $212,989 and spent $187,077, according to the FEC records, in his … Continue reading
The Federal Election Commission has now published “Federal Elections 2012”, a book of election returns for primaries and the general election in 2012, for all federal office. The FEC personnel who prepare this book do an excellent job. The book … Continue reading
Jonathan T. Soros has this interesting analysis of the causes of partisanship in the United States. He discusses gerrymandering, top-two primaries, and Instant-Runoff voting. Soros is a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute and a co-founder of Friends of Democracy, … Continue reading
On October 28, a status conference was held in Hall v Bennett, the federal lawsuit over ballot access in the upcoming December 17 special election for U.S. House, in Alabama’s First District. The issue is whether the independent candidate procedures … Continue reading
