On March 23, the U.S. Supreme Court refused injunctive relief for the Montana Republican Party, in the lawsuit over whether the party may avoid using an open primary. The case is Ravalli County Republican Central Committee v McCulloch. The primary … Continue reading
Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio have withdrawn their names from the New York April 19 Republican presidential primary ballot. Normally, this season, candidates who cease cmpaigning don’t bother to withdraw their names from ballots. The only names on the New … Continue reading
On March 22, Arizona held a presidential primary for the Green Party. With about 92% of the precincts reporting, the results are: Jill Stein 609; Kent Mesplay 139; write-ins or blank ballots 17. In 2012, the results of the Arizona … Continue reading
Here is the Montana Republican Party’s response to the U.S. Supreme Court, in Ravalli County Republican Central Committee v McCulloch. It was filed on Tuesday, March 22, only a few hours after the state had submitted its brief. The issue … Continue reading
The Texas Tribune has this story about the Texas procedures for independent presidential candidates. The story would be better if it mentioned that the petition deadline for independents running for office other than President is June 30, whereas the presidential … Continue reading
