On May 27, the Third Circuit released another order in Migliori v Lehigh County Board of Elections. This order confirms that the “materiality” part of the federal Voting Rights Act bars Pennsylvania from invalidating postal ballots just because the voter … Continue reading
On May 27, the California Secretary of State released the list of declared write-in candidates for the June 8 primary, for Congress and partisan state office. It appears there will only be one or two minor party candidates on the … Continue reading
The Orange County Register has this story about write-in candidates in California primaries for top-two offices. It features the race for the 59th Assembly district, where the only candidate whose name is on the June 7 primary ballot is the … Continue reading
On May 25, the Alabama Secretary of State, John Merrill, sent a letter to the Alabama Libertarian Party, saying its statewide petition is valid.
On May 26, the Michigan State Board of Canvassers voted 2-2 to keep five Republican candidates for Governor off the August primary ballot. One of the candidates, James Craig, who had been considered a front-runner, then said he will sue … Continue reading
