The North Carolina legislature has appointed a conference committee to work on HB 373, the bill on primary dates. The current law says the presidential primary is in February and the primary for other office is in May. The legislature … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The Brennan Center for Justice, formed by former law clerks to U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, has issued a policy statement that argues that political parties are valuable and to some extent have been over-regulated, especially in campaign finance … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Rubin v Padilla, 15-135, at its October 9 conference. No news from that conference will be announced by the court until Tuesday, October 13. Monday, October 12, is a federal holiday. … Continue reading
This article says Texas state government has already spent $8,000,000 in legal costs, defending its 2013 photo ID law for voters at the polls, and the U.S. House and legislative districting plans enacted after the 2010 census. And neither issue … Continue reading
One faction of the Women’s Equality Party will appeal yesterday’s state court ruling that said the party has no valid officers and therefore no valid bylaws. See this story. … Continue reading
The Chicago Sun-Times has this article about the hard work involved for a major party presidential candidate to get on his or her party’s primary ballot. Although the number of signatures is only 3,000, candidates must recruit candidates for Delegate … Continue reading