On August 6, John Schmitz, an independent candidate for Mayor of Indianapolis, sued to obtain a place on the ballot. Schmitz v Marion County Board of Elections, s.d., 1:19cv-3314. He needed 6,106 valid signatures. He submitted 8,295. The Board rejected … Continue reading
New York Magazine has this article describing the race for the presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party and of the Green Party. The article is by Ed Kilgore. … Continue reading
Two former Constitution Party leaders who have left the Constitution Party have formed a new national party called the Life & Liberty Party. The national chair is J. R. Myers of Alaska, and the vice-chair is Lori Stacey of South … Continue reading
On August 6, the California Republican Party filed a lawsuit in the State Supreme Court, Patterson v Padilla, S257302. It requests that court accept the case, even though the lower state courts have not handled it yet. Sometimes State Supreme … Continue reading
On August 1, the Ninth Circuit issued a one-page order, expediting Tedards v Ducey, 19-16308. This is the case that challenges Arizona’s decision not to hold an election for John McCain’s U.S. Senate seat until November 2020. McCain died in … Continue reading
On August 6, the National Republican Committee, the California Republican Party, and three Republican voters filed a federal lawsuit against the new California law that keeps presidential primary candidates off the ballot unless they reveal their income tax returns for … Continue reading