On March 10, U.S. District Court Judge J. Michelle Childs, an Obama appointee, held a hearing (starting at 10 a.m.) in Greenville County Republican Party v State of South Carolina, 6:10-cv-1407. The hearing is in Greenville. This is the lawsuit … Continue reading
On March 9, the North Carolina House Elections Committee discussed the ballot access bill, HB 32, but did not pass it because of time constraints, and because not all amendments had been drafted. The committee still seems amenable to passing … Continue reading
On March 4, Hawaii filed this response brief in Nader v Nago, 10-728. This is the case in which Ralph Nader challenges the number of signatures needed for an independent presidential candidate, on the basis that the law is irrational, … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider on March 25 whether to hear Green Party of Connecticut v Lenge, 10-795. This is the case that concerns Connecticut’s public funding law, which discriminates heavily against independent candidates and the candidates of new … Continue reading
Medill Reports, publication of the Graduate School of Journalism at Northwestern University, has this story about Illinois HB 2010, authored by Representative Mike Fortner. His bill lowers the number of signatures for independent candidates substantially, although it makes the petition … Continue reading
