Free & Equal - Richard Winger

Richard Lee Winger is an American political activist and analyst. He is the publisher and editor of Ballot Access News. He sits on the editorial board of the Election Law Journal. Winger publishes analysis, statistics and legal information and supports expanded access to the ballot for minor parties. Winger is widely regarded as an expert on ballot access and election law, as well as on the topic of third parties in the United States. Though not a lawyer, Winger testifies in court cases and legislative hearings and is a source for both the media and political organizers. He has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Journal of Election Law, the Fordham Urban Law Review, American Review of Politics, California Journal and other publications. He has appeared as a commentator on ballot access on NBC, ABC, CNN, and NPR. Since 1985 Winger has published Ballot Access News, a monthly newsletter covering developments in ballot access law and among American minor parties generally.