The Ninth Circuit has chosen May, 2016, for oral arguments in two important election law cases: (1) Arizona Green Party v Reagan, 14-15976, over Arizona’s February petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties; (2) Democratic Party of Hawaii v Nago, 13-17545, over … Continue reading
Fred Barbash has this analysis in the Washington Post of whether courts can entertain challenges to ballot access for possibly ineligible presidential candidates. He finds that such a challenge cannot work in federal courts, but might work in state courts. … Continue reading
According to this story, Rand Paul is about to drop out of the Republican presidential race. … Continue reading
Eleven governors (past or present) sought a major party presidential nomination for the 2016 election, but eight of them have either dropped out or stopped trying to get on presidential primary ballots. By contrast, eight U.S. Senators (past or present) … Continue reading
On February 2, Hillary Clinton filed approximately 70,000 signatures to get on the New York Democratic presidential primary ballot. The deadline is February 4. Bernie Sanders is expected to file on February 4. Republicans don’t need petitions to get on … Continue reading
