On August 22, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, a Democrat who is running for re-election this year, criticized the individuals who challenge the statewide Libertarian Party candidate petition. See this statement posted on the Governor’s campaign web page. … Continue reading
On August 22, U.S. District Court Judge D. Brock Hornby enjoined a Maine campaign finance law that lets individuals contribute twice as much money to a candidate for state office who is nominated by primary, relative to a candidate who … Continue reading
On August 22, the West Virginia Secretary of State certified Phil Hudok for the November ballot, as a candidate for U.S. Senate. He is the Constitution Party nominee. The Constitution Party statewide petition in 2012 had not succeeded, although its … Continue reading
On August 19, the Tennessee Libertarian Party filed this brief in Lewis v Goins, 3:14-1565, over whether the party’s nominee for Governor should be on the ballot with “independent” or “Libertarian” as his ballot label. The basis for the case … Continue reading
On August 22, the Illinois State Board of Elections certified the statewide Libertarian Party slate for the November ballot. The decision was not surprising, given that the “binder-check” process had found over 25,000 valid signatures, and that the Hearings Officer … Continue reading
