Even though February 15 is a holiday, North Carolina legislators will start working on new U.S. House districts on February 15. See this story. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
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On February 12, former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore left the race for the Republican presidential nomination. See this story. … Continue reading
On February 12, U.S. District Court Judge Andrea R. Wood issued a one-page order, granting the Illinois Libertarian Party’s motion for summary judgment that the Illinois full-slate law is unconstitutional. The decision will be issued later. The minute entry says, … Continue reading
Mississippi holds its presidential primary on March 8. Willie Wilson petitioned to get on the ballot, and met the 500-signature requirement. The Democratic Party at first thought the petition needed 100 signatures in each of the old five U.S. House … Continue reading
In 2012, the Libertarian Party of Illinois filed a federal lawsuit against the state law that tells newly-qualifying parties (but not old parties) that they must run a full slate of candidates. There is still no decision from the U.S. … Continue reading
On February 10, the Arizona House passed HB 2567, which eliminates the presidential primary for years after 2016. The vote was 37-22. Here is the summary of what the bill does. It also requires the national chairperson of each qualified … Continue reading