On June 30, U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Stengel issued an order in Constitution Party of Pennsylvania v Cortes, e.d., cv-12-2726. It says that for 2016, statewide petitions in Pennsylvania will need exactly 5,000 signatures. If the petition has candidates … Continue reading
On June 30, the Iowa Supreme Court, by a 4-3 vote, interpreted the Iowa Constitution to mean that ex-felons cannot vote. The Constitution says persons convicted of crimes of moral turpitude cannot register. The Court ruled “moral turpitude” is just … Continue reading
On June 23, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in “In re Nomination Petition of Joseph Vodvarka”, no. 37 MAP 2016. The 22-page opinion explains why, on April 19, it voted to put Joseph Vodvarka back on the … Continue reading
According to this story, Jonathan Choate, a member of the Cache County (Utah) Republican Executive Committee, has changed his voter registration from “Republican” to “Libertarian”. Another member of the committee switched from Republican to independent. … Continue reading
On June 29, Better for America, the group of conservatives who hope to recruit an independent presidential candidate and place him or her on ballots, asked to file an amicus brief in Level the Playing Field v Federal Election Commission, … Continue reading
New York held congressional primaries on June 28. In the 22nd district, centered on Utica, the Reform Party primary listed only one candidate on the ballot, Claudia Tenney. Even though she was the only name on the ballot, she lost … Continue reading