On June 22, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in City of Los Angeles v Patel, 13-1175. This is not an election law case, but it has useful implications for election law challenges. The case concerned a Los Angeles … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2015
Counterpunch has this article by Robert David Steele of Virginia. … Continue reading
TIME Magazine has this story about the lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission that will be filed on Monday, June 22. The plaintiffs will include the Libertarian and Green Parties, and also some of the leading figures from Americans Elect. … Continue reading
The Nevada legislature adjourned earlier this month. Among the election law bills that failed to pass was SB 434, which would have made it more difficult to qualify a statewide initiative. Here is the text of the bill. Section 4 … Continue reading
On June 18, the New York State Senate passed SB 5958, which moves the presidential primary from February 2 to April 19. Parties are free to decide for themselves how presidential candidates get on their primary ballot. They can choose … Continue reading