on March 19, U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Watson ruled that the Ohio law requiring paid circulators to identify their employer on each petition sheet is probably constitutional. Therefore there is no basis to restore the statewide Libertarian candidates … Continue reading
On March 19, New Jersey election officials agreed that they will grant voter registration rights to the Socialist Party. This means that when anyone fills in the “political party” blank on voter registration forms, the state will keep a tally … Continue reading
Reason Magazine has this article, describing some of the events in the pending federal lawsuit on whether Libertarian Party statewide candidates should be on the May Libertarian primary ballot. The most interesting part of the story describes the individual who … Continue reading
On March 19, the Louisiana House & Government Affairs Committee passed HB 193. It lets independent candidates use the ballot label “independent” instead of “no party.” Thanks to Jim Riley for this news. A somewhat similar bill that failed in … Continue reading
On March 19, U.S. District Court Judge Eric Melgren, a George W. Bush appointee, issued an opinion in Kobach v U.S. Election Assistance. The 28-page opinion determines that Kansas and Arizona are free to require that individuals who use the … Continue reading
