On August 14, two California voters filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that the California gubernatorial recall election rules violate the U.S. Constitution. Here is the 11-page brief in Beaber v Weber, c.d., 2:21cv-6558. Thanks to Politico for the link. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2021
Various legal scholars have questioned the constitutionality of the California gubernatorial recall rules. See this Politico story. The second half of the story suggests that California should not have allowed any candidates to file to become the new Governor, because … Continue reading
According to this newspaper story, Mayor Byron Brown of Buffalo, New York, will sue to overturn the May petition deadline for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. The 2019 legislature changed that deadline; previously it had been in … Continue reading
Canada will hold a parliamentary election on September 20, Monday. The government announced this on August 15. See this story, which has a photo of the leaders of five of Canada’s most active political parties. Here is a story about … Continue reading
Mimi Robson, state chair of the California Libertarian Party, has this op-ed in the Orange County Register, one of the state’s largest newspapers. The op-ed concerns the gubernatorial recall. … Continue reading