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An Ipsos poll shows that 63% of Americans want to end lifetime tenure for U.S. Supreme Court Justices, and only 22% are opposed to the idea. The other 15% did not an express an opinion. See this story. Thanks to … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2021
As already reported, on March 29, 2021, two important ballot access cases were won in federal court, in Michigan and Georgia. In Illinois and Maine, there are pending ballot access cases in U.S. District Court; and in Arkansas, there is … Continue reading
On April 13, Arkansas State Senator Trent Garner (R-El Dorado) introduced SB 684. It eliminates the ability of parties that nominate by primary to set their candidate filing fees. Instead a state law would dictate the amount of fees, which … Continue reading
New Jersey requires primary candidates for statewide office to submit 1,000 signatures of party members. According to this story, two of the three Democrats who filed for Governor in the June 8, 2021 primary have been challenged off the ballot. … Continue reading
On April 15, a New Mexico state trial court rejected a challenge to the ballot position of Chris Manning, Libertarian nominee for U.S. House, special election of June 1. See this story. The challenger says there will be an appeal. … Continue reading