On August 16, the San Diego City Attorney ruled that recall petition signatures are valid, no matter where the circulator lives. However, circulators must be citizens and must be at least 18 years of age. This ruling came about because … Continue reading
On August 16, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1405, which repeals the “Subversive Organization Registration Law” found in section 35000ff of the Corporations Code. The law, passed in 1941, requires groups that were organized for the purpose of undermining … Continue reading
Louisiana holds local partisan elections on October 19, 2013. Filing has already closed. Gregory King, a registered Libertarian, is the only candidate who filed for Justice of the Peace, ward 3, in Lincoln Parrish. In Louisiana, when only one candidate … Continue reading
Mike Myers, a former law professor at the University of South Dakota and an expert on health care, says he will be an independent candidate for Governor of South Dakota next year. See this story. No independent has been on … Continue reading
On August 16, the Ninth Circuit refused to reconsider Sanders Republican Central Committee v Fox, 12-35816. Earlier the Ninth Circuit had struck down Montana’s law making it a criminal offense for a political party to endorse a candidate for judge. … Continue reading
