The South Dakota Constitution Party held a state nominating convention on Saturday, July 14, but no one received a nomination because the identity of the party’s state officers isn’t settled. The party will hold a second convention on August 14. … Continue reading
The West Virginia Constitution Party says it already has enough signatures to place its U.S. Senate candidate, Don Blankenship, on the ballot, although the petition is not due until August 1. See this story. … Continue reading
On July 16, a U.S. District Court heard a case challenging the practice of New Hampshire election officials, relative to absentee mail ballots. The practice is to discard such ballots, without telling the voter, if the official believes the voter’s … Continue reading
On July 16, the Kansas City Star editorialized that Kansas government should no longer pay the election-administration costs of Republican and Democratic primaries, because neither party lets independents vote in their primaries. As the editorial says, independents can vote in … Continue reading
The Billings Gazette here editorializes that the Montana Supreme Court ought to hear the Green Party’s ballot access appeal. … Continue reading
The Michigan Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday, July 18, on whether the initiative to set up a nonpartisan redistricting commission should be on the November 2018 ballot. See this story. The Michigan Supreme Court is elected on … Continue reading