Three local state judges in St. Clair County, Illinois, have filed to run for re-election in a partisan race. Normally incumbent judges who wish to retain their seats don’t do that. Instead they run in retention elections. However, the law … Continue reading
California holds presidential primaries for six parties on June 7, 2016. The Libertarian Party has asked the state to list the same twelve presidential candidates on its primary ballot who are now listed on the national party’s web page. They … Continue reading
On January 19, the Libertarian Party of Ohio filed a lawsuit in state court, alleging that the 2013 law on how newly-qualifying parties get on the ballot violates the Ohio Constitution. The party has been trying for months to persuade … Continue reading
Oklahoma State Senator Ron Justice (R-Chickasha) has introduced SB 1108. It would allow the State Election Board authority to leave candidates for presidential elector off the ballot. Instead, a list of presidential elector candidates would be posted in each polling … Continue reading
On January 19, the plaintiffs in Benezet Consulting v Cortes asked for injunctive relief. The issues in the case are three Pennsylvania ballot access restrictions for primary petitions: (1) the ban on out-of-state circulators; (2) the requirement that each petition … Continue reading
