Illinois, New Mexico, and South Carolina have yet to release their annual financial reports of the fiscal year ending last June. These late financial statements create a lack of transparency which, in some ways, is reminiscent of the savings and loan crisis a few decades ago.

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Rubin v. Bowen matter Monday morning addressed the minor parties’ lawsuit challenging Proposition 14 in Alameda Superior Court over two main allegations: (1) California's non-partisan Top-Two Primary interferes with the minor parties "Constitutional right" to appear on the general election ballot, and (2) that the new primary system was adopted with the purpose of discriminating against minor parties.

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In the rush that accompanied the end of the legislative session on May 31, a bill passed both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly that, among other things, set up online voter registration.

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The need for more comprehensive and distinct legal definitions for 501(c) nonprofit organizations was the subject of much deliberation well before news of the IRS targeting political groups made its way into the inspector general's May report.

Libertarians often get blamed for being on the extremes; true to philosophy and guarded against practical compromise. When it comes to libertarian politics, no one articulates a libertarian message more consistently and as widely as Ron Paul.

Another petition on the White House Petitions Page has made headlines, this time concerning the NSA surveillance leaks. On Sunday, a petition was created calling on President Obama to pardon Edward Snowden, the man who claims to be responsible for the leaks.

The petition: