The Southern Illinoisan, the daily newspaper published in Carbondale, has this editorial condemning Illinois ballot access laws for candidates and also restrictions on the statewide initiative. Illinois has had bad ballot access laws since 1931, but one gets the impression … Continue reading
According to this story, Libertarian U.S. Senate nominee Thom Walker will withdraw and the party will replace him with Mark Fish. … Continue reading
On August 27, the Maine Ethics Commission revised rules for contribution limits, to take cognizance of the U.S. District Court ruling Woodhouse v Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics & Elections. The court said it was discriminatory to let donors give … Continue reading
The American Bar Association/Bureau of National Affairs Bloomberg publication “Manual on Professional Conduct” for attorneys here takes note of the August 12 ruling in the Ohio Libertarian Party ballot access case. The journal reported that a U.S. District Court Magistrate … Continue reading
The Chicago Sun Times of August 26 has this article about the ties between the Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate, Bruce Rauner, and the security firm hired to persuade Libertarian petitioners and petition signers to recant. … Continue reading
