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
Yearly Archives: 2018
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
On January 24, U.S. District Court Judge Catherine Eagles heard North Carolina Democratic Party v Berger, m.d., 1:17cv-1113. Here is a news story about the three-hour argument. The issue is whether North Carolina is violating the U.S. Constitution by holding … Continue reading
On January 24, the South Dakota House State Affairs Committee passed HB 1012. It makes it easier for a party to stay on the ballot. It amends the vote test to remain on, so that it only needs to be … Continue reading