On March 28, the Arkansas Libertarian Party filed a federal lawsuit against the new Arkansas ballot access for newly-qualifying parties. Libertarian Party of Arkansas v Thurston, 4:19cv-214. The case is assigned to Judge Kristine Baker, an Obama appointee. Last month … Continue reading
The Democratic Party’s first primary season presidential debate will be June 26-27 in Miami. See this story. Thanks to Political Wire for the link. … Continue reading
On March 27, a U.S. District Court set a date for a jury trial in Gonzales v Madigan, n.d. 1:16cv-7915. This is a lawsuit filed in 2016 around the Illinois Democratic primary for Representative, 22nd district, in Chicago. Speaker Michael … Continue reading
On March 27, New Mexico Governor Michelle Grisham signed SB 672. It provides for election-day registration, and also automatic voter registration, in which each adult citizen known to exist is automatically registered. Thanks to Rick Lass for this news. … Continue reading
California State Senator Tom Umberg has amended his SB 505, the bill to set detailed guidelines on who can get on a presidential primary ballot. The “debates participation” option is now more stringent. Originally the bill just said a candidate … Continue reading
