On June 21, Bill King revealed that he has joined the SAM Party, and is the state chair of that party in Texas. King was a candidate for Mayor of Houston in 2015. In the December 12 run-off, he was … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2021
According to this story, the Ohio Senate has amended the budget bill to add a provision for party labels on the November ballot for State Supreme Court races. Ohio elects its Supreme Court justices in candidate-versus-candidate elections. Parties nominate for … Continue reading
Indiana lets persons age 65 and over vote absentee for any reason, but younger voters can’t vote absentee with being away from home on election day. On June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the case that challenged … Continue reading
The Courthouse News Service has this article about the June 16 argument in the Eighth Circuit about Minnesota ballot access. … Continue reading
Law Professor Steve Vladeck has this commentary at MSNBC, criticizing the Tenth Circuit opinion Fitisemanu v USA, 20-4017. The decision came down on June 15 and said that despite the Fourteenth Amendment, which says “All persons born or naturalized in … Continue reading