The April 7 issue of the Wilmington, Delaware News Journal has this article about the new state ballot access law for minor parties.
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The April 7 issue of the Wilmington, Delaware News Journal has this article about the new state ballot access law for minor parties.
Bob Dempsey has been elected seven times to the partisan position of San Miguel County Coroner, in Colorado. He is running for re-election this year. He was elected as a Libertarian in 2002 and 2006 and the Libertarian Party just renominated him for another 4-year term. See this story. In November he will face a Democratic Party opponent.
The state of New Jersey is asking the State Supreme Court to settle whether states may make it possible for voters to recall members of Congress. See this story.
The lower court had refused to decide the issue. It had said, since the question is unclear, at a minimum the state should at least let the committee have the petition blanks. New Jersey allows recall and makes no exception for Congress. However, because New Jersey requires a petition of 25% of the registered voters, it is very unlikely that a statewide recall would ever succeed. Over 1,200,000 valid signatures would be needed. The case is Committee to Recall U.S. Senator Robert Menendez v Wells. The position of the Secretary of State and the Attorney General is that no recall is permitted, due to the U.S. Constitution.
On March 17, the Southern California ACLU Board voted to oppose Proposition 14, the “top-two” election measure on the California ballot in June. The Northern California ACLU Board had already opposed it, back on February 11.