This Associated Press story reports on the consequences of the repeal of North Carolina’s procedure for an income tax check-off to help political parties.
Reply
On Sunday, March 16, the Ohio Libertarian Party filed this reply brief in its primary ballot access case. The issue is whether Ohio can constitutionally require petitioners to disclose their employer on each petition sheet, or whether, even if this requirement is constitutional, the penalty for failing to complete the blank should be to invalidate those petition sheets. The case is Libertarian Party of Ohio v Husted, southern district, 2:13cv-953.
The brief is 15 pages, and anyone who reads it will get a sense of the argument.
The New York Daily News has this editorial, attacking the Independence Party of New York state. This particular newspaper has been running such attacks on the party for several years.
The New York Independence Party functioned as the New York state affiliate of the Reform Party between 1996 and early 2000. In 2000, the New York party cut its ties to the national Reform Party and nominated John Hagelin for President. In 2004 it nominated Ralph Nader for President. In 2008 it nominated John McCain for President, and in 2012 it had no presidential nominee. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.
Both of South Carolina’s two largest newspapers, The State (from Columbia) and the Post & Courier (from Charleston) ran this article in their March 15 editions. It is about Steve French, who has announced his candidacy for the Libertarian gubernatorial nomination.
The U.S. District Court Judge who is hearing the Ohio Libertarian Party primary ballot access has requested that the Ohio Republican Party state chair testify, presumably on Monday, March 17. Probably the testimony will try to determine the links between the Republican Party and the three challengers who challenged the Libertarian statewide primary petitions.