On July 11, several minor parties filed a lawsuit against the Texas ballot access laws that pertain to minor parties and independent candidates. Miller v Doe, s.d., 1:19cv-700. The case concerns the new hurdles imposed on minor parties by the … Continue reading
On July 9, the California Senate Elections Committee passed AB 1451, the bill to make it more difficult for initiatives to get on the statewide ballot. The bill says at least 10% of the signatures must be collected by unpaid … Continue reading
On July 8, the California Assembly passed SB 505. It requires presidential primary candidates to file if they want to be on a California presidential primary, and to fulfill certain fairly easy requirements. Here is the text of the bill. … Continue reading
Ballotpedia has an updated list of the number of state legislators in each party, including the number of independent and minor party legislators. There are 35 legislators who are not Democrats or Republicans. See here. Thanks to Mike Drucker for … Continue reading
On July 9, Rocky De La Fuente asked a U.S. District Magistrate to suspend his opinion in De La Fuente v Hobbs, until the Ninth Circuit issues its decision in De La Fuente v Padilla. On June 11, 2019, the … Continue reading
