On March 15, several groups that desire to qualify initiatives for the ballot filed a lawsuit against several Colorado laws. The lawsuit attacks the requirement that initiative circulators live in Colorado. It also attacks a Colorado law that says circulators … Continue reading
On March 16, a New Jersey Superior Court ruled that it is possible that states may provide for recall of members of Congress, and that such a provision would not violate the U.S. Constitution. The case is Committee to Recall … Continue reading
Illinois HB 6214 lowers the number of signatures for independent candidates. On March 15, the House Executive Committee sent it to the Rules Committee. It had already been in the Rules Committee once before, and then it had gone to … Continue reading
New Hampshire HB 1188, which lowers the number of signatures for candidates to get on the November ballot, has been tabled in the House, even though it had passed the Election Law Committee on February 16. New Hampshire activists are … Continue reading
The Fourth Circuit will hear oral arguments in South Carolina Green Party v South Carolina Election Commission on May 11, at 8:45 a.m. This is the case over whether, when a candidate is nominated at the convention of a ballot-qualified … Continue reading
