Blaine Richardson has qualified for the Maine general election ballot, as an independent candidate for U.S. House, 2nd district. Also, Richard Murphy has qualified as an independent for U.S. House, 1st district. They are the first non-major party candidates to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Ohio voter registration forms don’t ask voters to choose a party. Yet the state tries to determine the party membership of voters, based on their choice of a primary ballot at the polls on election day. According to this story, … Continue reading
The Albany Times-Union has this editorial, saying that Howie Hawkins, Green Party candidate for Governor of New York, should be allowed to debate Andrew Cuomo and the Republican nominee for Governor of New York, Rob Astorino. The editorial writer seems … Continue reading
On June 2, the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments in Raymond v Fenumiai, 13-35090, over Alaska’s ban on out-of-state petition circulators. The U.S. District Court had said the plaintiff, who wants to work on Alaska initiatives but who doesn’t live … Continue reading
On May 30, the Florida officials and consultants who had asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay in League of Women Voters of Florida v State withdrew their request. The Florida Supreme Court had ruled that internal communications between … Continue reading