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In New Jersey, voters who are party members elect two members of political party committee members in each precinct. A 1946 law says that parties must elect one man and one woman. On April 16, that law was enjoined for … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2019
On April 18, the Florida Supreme Court issued a new opinion in Orange County, Florida v Singh, SC18-79. It reverses the same court’s January 4, 2019 opinion in the same case. The issue is whether counties may choose to have … Continue reading
In 2018, the South Dakota voters passed an initiative that bans out-of-state individuals and organizations from contributing any money to support or oppose a South Dakota ballot measure. On April 17, some organizations filed a federal lawsuit against that law. … Continue reading
On March 31, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan dissmissed the lawsuit Level the Playing Field v Federal Election Commission. Here is the 42-page opinion. The case had been filed in 2015. The opinion says that the Federal Election Commission … Continue reading
On April 17, the Iowa Senate passed HF 692, which makes ballot access for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, more difficult. It increases statewide petitions from 1,500 signatures to 4,000 signatures, and adds an unconstitutional county distribution … Continue reading