On September 3, filing for the Canadian parliamentary election closed. The election was called on August 15 and will be on September 20. Parties with candidates in over half the 338 districts are: Liberal 338; Conservative 337; New Democratic 338; … Continue reading
The New York legislature passed S 7191 on June 10, 2021. It does not permit write-in candidates in partisan primaries unless the write-in candidate is a member of that party. This bill is generally only relevant to small qualified parties, … Continue reading
Lookout, a publication from Santa Cruz, California, has this article about the candidates for Governor of California. The article has a paragraph about each of the 46 ballot-listed candidates. Thanks to Gene Berkman for the link. … Continue reading
The lawsuit Dowling v DeSantis, s.d., 9:21cv-80796, appears to have been abandoned. It was filed on April 29, 2021, to require an earlier special election for the vacancy in Florida’s U.S. House seat, 20th district. Congressman Alcee Hastings died April … Continue reading
On September 3, three California voters submitted an amicus brief in Clark v Weber, 21-55930, the case in which opponents of the gubernatorial recall argue that the recall provisions violate the U.S. Constitution. The three California voters are represented by … Continue reading
