On November 2, a U.S. District Court Judge in Montana ordered both sides to submit briefs in Kelly v Johnson, the case over Montana’s March petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates. Both sides will file simultaneously, on November 25. Then, … Continue reading
On November 15, the Peoria, Illinois city council voted to retain cumulative voting for its five at-large city council seats. Thanks to Rick Hasen for this news. … Continue reading
On November 14, the U.S. government filed this response in Bluman v Federal Election Commission in the U.S. Supreme Court. The response defends the federal law that does not permit resident aliens to donate money to candidates for any public … Continue reading
On October 11, 2011, the Colorado Supreme Court returned the lawsuit Riddle v Ritter to the U.S. District Court, which had sent it to the State Supreme Court over a year ago. The lawsuit concerns Colorado’s law that says individuals … Continue reading
Ever since 1999, Florida has had extremely easy procedures for parties to become ballot-qualified. All they had to do was file a list of state officers and bylaws. Under a bill passed in 2011, however, parties must have at least … Continue reading
