On January 10, U.S. District Court Judge John A. Gibney, Jr., ordered the Virginia State Board of Elections to inform all local electoral boards that they should not print or distribute any Republican presidential primary absentee ballots until the hearing … Continue reading
On January 9, a U.S. District Court in Virginia ordered the State Board of Elections not to mail absentee ballots until the hearing in the ballot access lawsuit at the end of this week. See this story. The state filed … Continue reading
On January 10, a U.S. District Court held oral arguments in Green Party of Tennessee et al v Goins, a lawsuit in which the Green and Constitution Parties challenge the Tennessee ballot access law for new and previously unqualified parties. … Continue reading
Filing for the Arizona Republican and Green Party presidential primaries closed on January 10. Jon Huntsman’s paperwork was rejected by the Secretary of State because his signature was not notarized. He was unable to repair the problem, because he had … Continue reading
Leaders of the California legislature are likely to introduce, and support, a bill to ease the definition of “political party”, to compensate for Proposition 14’s practical elimination of the vote test for a party to remain ballot-qualified. The bill will … Continue reading
