Philadelphia held a special election last year to fill the vacancy in the 197th State House seat. Although this is normally a Democratic stronghold, in this election, the only candidate who was on the ballot was the Republican nominee. The … Continue reading
The Limestone County (Alabama) Republican Party has told Jason White that they will not let him run in the Republican primary for county sheriff, for several reasons. The party did not explicitly list its reasons, but White believes there are … Continue reading
The South Dakota Secretary of State plans to ask the legislature to make further improvements to ballot access laws for new and minor parties. A new bill is likely to be introduced on January 31. The bill may let newly-qualifying … Continue reading
On January 24, U.S. District Court Judge Catherine Eagles asked both sides in North Carolina Democratic Party v Berger to submit short briefs discussing the U.S. Supreme Court decision from 2008 concerning Washington state’s top-two system. The order says, “The … Continue reading
Here is a link to listen to the oral argument in Wilmoth v New Jersey, in the Third Circuit on January 23. The issue is New Jersey’s ban on out-of-state circulators for presidential primary petitions. In New Jersey, presidential candidates … Continue reading
