A Nevada District Court in Carson City has set a new hearing date in Fasano v Ashjian and Miller, the case over whether the Tea Party’s candidate for U.S. Senate should be removed from the ballot because he changed his … Continue reading
On March 25, the Tucson city council voted 5-2 to appeal the case known as City of Tucson v State of Arizona. The issue is whether the state government has the authority to tell Tucson not to use partisan elections … Continue reading
On March 26, two important campaign finance decisions were handed down by federal courts in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, ruled that committees which wish to make independent expenditures, commenting on candidates for federal office, are … Continue reading
Earlier this year, it appeared that the South Carolina legislature was probably going to make ballot access for independent candidates more difficult. The Senate passed SB 590, to say that primary voters could not sign independent candidate petitions. The bill … Continue reading
California is the only state that prints occupations of candidates on the ballot. On March 25, John Eastman, a Republican running for Attorney General, filed a lawsuit to have “Assistant Attorney General” next to his name on the primary ballot. … Continue reading
