Utah Supreme Court Interprets Election Law to Require Parties to Let Candidates into its Primary by Petition as Well as by Showing Caucus Support

On April 8, the Utah Supreme Court released this five-page opinion in Utah Republican Party v Cox, 2016-0077. It interprets Utah election law to mean that a qualified party must allow candidates into its primary if they submit a petition. … Continue reading

Maine Court Says State Cannot Invalidate Petitions because the Notary’s Signature on the Petitions isn’t Similar to Notary’s Signatures on File

On April 8, a Maine state court made it very likely that an initiative to legalize marijuana will be on the November 2016 ballot. Proponents needed 61,123 valid signatures and submitted 99,229 raw signatures. Last month the Secretary of State … Continue reading