The Daily Free Press, an independent student newspaper at Boston University, has this article about Economics Professor Laurence Kotlikoff’s campaign for the Americans Elect presidential nomination. As the story says, because he has never held important elected office, he needs … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2012
The Constitution Party has qualified for the ballot in Wyoming, for the first time in its history. The Secretary of State has determined that its petition has enough valid signatures. Wyoming now has five ballot-qualified parties. The others are Democratic, … Continue reading
On March 27, the Montana corporations who lost in the Montana Supreme Court on December 30, 2011, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their appeal. The issue is whether the First Amendment protects the ability of corporations to spend … Continue reading
The Alabama Senate Rules Committee has sent SB 15 to the Senate floor, for a vote on Tuesday, April 3. This is the bill that reduces the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party from over 44,000 signatures, to 5,000 … Continue reading
On March 27, the North Carolina Constitution Party filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against North Carolina’s May petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties. The case is North Carolina Constitution Party v Bartlett. It is expected that the North Carolina … Continue reading
On March 27, the Missouri Supreme Court handed down an order, settling the boundaries of new State House of Representative districts. The order came down on the last day for candidates to file for the primary ballot, only a few … Continue reading