Filing for candidates running for U.S. Senate in West Virginia this year closed on July 23, for candidates seeking the primary nomination of one of the three ballot-qualified parties. Three candidates filed in the Democratic primary, eleven filed in the … Continue reading
A U.S. District Court in Idaho will hold a 4-day trial in Idaho Republican Party v Ysursa, 08-cv-165, starting October 12, 2010. This is the case in which the Republican Party is attempting to find some way to prevent … Continue reading
Proponents of an Oregon initiative, to require non-partisan redistricting, have filed a state court lawsuit over the Secretary of State’s procedures for checking signatures. The Secretary of State is invalidating entire petition sheets, if even one signature on the petition … Continue reading
On July 20, the Kansas Attorney General and attorneys for the Constitution Party filed a joint brief in U.S. District Court, arguing that the Kansas ban on out-of-state circulators is unconstitutional. The case is Constitution Party of Kansas v Biggs, … Continue reading
The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg, South Carolina, has this editorial in its July 23 issue. It criticizes restrictive ballot access laws, especially the law that was recently upheld by the 4th circuit that kept the Green Party from nominating its preferred … Continue reading
