Nebraska State Senator Justin Wayne (D-Omaha) has introduced LB 969. It lowers the number of signatures for non-presidential independent candidates for statewide office to 4,000, and the number for U.S. House independents to 2,000. Current law requires 10% of the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2018
On January 19, the Constitution Party submitted its petition to become a qualified party in Hawaii. The party turned in more than double the requirement. This is the first time the Constitution Party has ever petitioned in Hawaii in a … Continue reading
Arizona holds primary elections on February 27 for parties to choose nominees for the U.S. House special election vacancy (8th district). Three Democrats filed for the Democratic primary, but the signatures of two of them are being challenged. See this … Continue reading
On January 19, U.S. District Court Judge Gershwin Drain issued this order in the lawsuit over straight-ticket voting, which is Michigan State A. Philip Randolph Institute v Johnson, e.d., 2:16cv-11844. The case is over whether the U.S. Constitution requires Michigan … Continue reading
On January 19, the Bernie Sanders supporters who are suing the Democratic National Committee filed their opening brief in Wilding v Democratic National Committee, 17-14194, in the Eleventh Circuit. The 40-page brief lays out the basic argument, which says that … Continue reading