On July 30, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 505, which makes it easier for a candidate to get on a presidential primary ballot. The old law says the Secretary of State should put all “recognized” candidates on the presidential … Continue reading
On July 30, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 27, which requires presidential primary candidates who want to have their names on the ballot to file five years of their federal income tax returns. Here is the Governor’s statement. The … Continue reading
Kansas State Senator John Doll had changed his registration from Republican to independent in March 2018. He recently changed back to Republican. He was last elected in 2016, to a four-year term, and says he hasn’t decided whether he will … Continue reading
On July 29, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in Davis v Guam, 17-15719. The issue was whether Guam could hold a plebiscite and limit the voting to individuals who are descendants of people who were living in Guam in … Continue reading
On July 30, various groups and individuals associated with the Michigan Republican Party filed a federal lawsuit to invalidate the 2018 initiative that set up a non-partisan redistricting commission. Daunt v Benson, w.d., 1:19cv-614. Here is the 32-page complaint. Like … Continue reading
