On July 7, four voters who wish to contribute more than $1,500 to an independent candidate for Governor filed a federal lawsuit, challenging the Maine campaign finance law that lets individuals give $3,000 to a candidate who runs in both … Continue reading
The Albuquerque Journal has this mention of the lawsuit Parker v Duran, which challenges the need for independent candidates to submit a petition of 3% of the last gubernatorial vote, when the nominees of minor parties need 1%, and members … Continue reading
Independent candidate Mark Bray, running for the U.S. House in Alabama’s 5th district, has qualified for the November ballot. See this story. He is the first independent candidate for Congress to appear on the Alabama ballot since 2006. The 5th … Continue reading
On July 3, the Hawaii Democratic Party filed this reply brief in Democratic Party of Hawaii v Nago, in the Ninth Circuit. The issue originally was whether the party has a right to close its primary to just members. On … Continue reading
The Washington Post has this story about Libertarian candidates for the U.S. Senate, with special emphasis on the North Carolina race and Sean Haugh, the party’s nominee. The story is drawing widespread attention. Both PoliticalWire and the Election Law Journal … Continue reading
