Libertarian National Committee Files Final Brief in Bequests Case

Posted on by November 2, 2018
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On October 26, the Libertarian National Committee filed this brief in Libertarian National Committee v Federal Election Commission in the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. circuit. This is the last brief before the court hears oral argument next month. This is the case over whether it is constitutional to forbid a party from receiving a bequest from a deceased person, and receiving the money as soon as the estate is settled, rather than having to keep most of the money in escrow for years into the future.

Florida Initiative to Cut Off Election Administration Funding for Closed Primaries

Posted on by November 1, 2018
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The Florida Fair & Open Primaries organization is sponsoring a statewide initiative that would eliminate funding for the election administration of primaries, if that primary was closed to independent voters. See the text here.

The initiative would have been more feasible if it permitted parties to nominate by convention. If the initiative passed, parties would still be compelled to nominate by primary, yet they would be forced to pay for the primary. Under an Eighth Circuit opinion from Arkansas won by the Republican Party, it is unconstitutional to force a party to nominate by primary, if the government isn’t paying for it.