On April 4, the U.S. Supreme Court issued this unanimous opinion in Evenwel v Abbott, 14-940. The case had been filed by some Texas voters who argued that the U.S. Constitution requires that state legislative districts should be based on … Continue reading
According to this story, Indiana State Representative Jeff Ellington says he expects to introduce a bill in 2017 to ease Indiana ballot access. Presumably he intends to improve both primary ballot access and general election ballot access. No statewide general … Continue reading
South Dakota holds its presidential primaries on June 7. The only Democrats on the South Dakota ballot will be Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. The only Republicans will be Ted Cruz, John Kasich, and Donald Trump. No other state has … Continue reading
On March 31, U.S. District Court Judge John Woodcock heard four hours of testimony and argument in Libertarian Party of Maine v Dunlap, the case that challenges the Maine deadline for a new party to submit at least 5,000 voter … Continue reading
On March 31, the Republican National Committee filed an amicus curiae brief in Libertarian Party of New Hampshire v Gardner, the lawsuit challenging the 2014 law that made it illegal to collect signatures on a party petition during an odd … Continue reading
