On March 23, South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard signed HB 1286. It permits qualified parties that have registration under 2.5% of the state total to nominate all their candidates in conventions in the summer. It also reduces the petition requirement … Continue reading
Last month a U.S. District Court invalidated a Washington state law that requires independent and minor party presidential candidates to run a notice in newspapers at least a week before beginning to petition. The newspaper notices must say where the … Continue reading
The Michigan U.S. House seat, 13th district, has been vacant since December 2017, when Congressman John Conyers resigned. A federal lawsuit is underway over whether the Constitution requires a special election before November 6, 2018. The final round of briefs … Continue reading
In December 2017, a U.S. District Court struck down a Delaware law that said only members of the two largest parties in the state could be considered for judicial appointments. Adams v Carney, 1:17cv-181. However, in February this year, Governor … Continue reading
On March 21, the Tennessee Senate State and Local Government Committee defeated SB 344. It would have provided that there would be no more Democratic or Republican primaries for U.S. Senate. Instead, members of those parties in the legislature would … Continue reading
