Recently, Oregon passed a bill saying all adult citizens known to the state will be automatically registered to vote, unless an individual, upon being notified that he or she had just become registered, then declines to be registered. All these … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2016
On March 3, the Oklahoma Senate unanimously passed SB 1108, which removes the names of presidential elector candidates from the November ballot. Instead their names will be on a sheet of paper posted at each polling place. If this bill … Continue reading
The Ninth Circuit will hear Arizona Green Party v Reagan, 14-15976, on Wednesday, May 11, at 9 a.m., in San Francisco. This is the case that challenges Arizona’s February deadline for petitions to establish a political party. The Arizona primary … Continue reading
The Ninth Circuit will hold oral argument in the Hawaii Democratic Party lawsuit against the open primary, and the Montana Republican Party lawsuit against the open primary, on May 4, in Portland, Oregon. The laws were upheld in each of … Continue reading
The United States government response brief in Tuaua v U.S., 15-981 in the U.S. Supreme Court, was due on March 2. However, the government asked for, and received, an extension of time to April 1. This is the case about … Continue reading