On June 3, the Libertarian Party sued the Virginia State Board of Elections over that state’s rigid rules on residency of petition circulators. No one may circulate a petition to get a candidate on the ballot for a district office, … Continue reading
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Some well-meaning electoral reformers support California’s Proposition 14, the top-two measure on the June 8, 2010, ballot, because they are very dissatisfied with the status quo, and they feel that anything that changes the election system must be beneficial. However, … Continue reading
IDAHO INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL PETITION REQUIREMENT DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL NADER FINALLY GETS ORAL ARGUMENT ON PENNSYLVANIA FEE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CIRCULATORS THREE BALLOT ACCESS CASES NOW PENDING IN US SUPREME COURT MAJOR PARTIES SET LATE CONVENTIONS NO BALLOT ACCESS IMPROVEMENT BILLS PASS … Continue reading
On May 8, U.S. Senator Robert Bennett lost his fight to get enough votes at the Republican state convention to be able to get his name on the June 22 primary. Bennett has been a U.S. Senator since 1992. See … Continue reading
On May 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd circuit, rejected a case filed in 2008 by Chuck Baldwin, presidential nominee of the Constitution Party that year. Here is the 8-page decision in Baldwin v Cortes, 09-2227. The Pennsylvania election … Continue reading