On May 23, U.S. District Magistrate Judge Mary Pat Thynge, a Bush Sr. appointee, again ruled that Delaware cannot require all State Supreme and Superior Court Judges to be members of the two largest political parties. Adams v Carney, 1:17cv-181. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2018
See this story, which says the U.S. District Court that is hearing the Maine Republican Party case against ranked choice voting for Republican primaries will issue an opinion early next week. … Continue reading
The Freedom Socialist Party has a candidate for U.S. Senator in the August 2018 Washington state top-two primary. Washington state lets all candidates in partisan races choose any partisan label that is 16 characters or fewer and is not obscene. … Continue reading
On May 21, the Republican Party of Maine filed this 9-page brief in Maine Republican Party v Dunlap, 1:18cv-179. The issue is whether the First Amendment’s Freedom of Association clause gives the party the ability to decide for itself whether … Continue reading
Maine uses public funding for candidates for state office. This story explains that a bill-drafting error, unless corrected by a quick special session, will prevent public funds to be released to candidates after June 30 this year. … Continue reading