On April 13, the Seventh Circuit heard oral argument in Hero v Lake County Election Board, 21-2793. The issue is whether the Republican Party had a right to exclude a candidate for local partisan office from its primary, based on … Continue reading
On April 13, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee let HB 2764 go into effect. This is the bill to require candidates for Congress to have lived three years in Tennessee. The Governor chose not to sign the bill, but instead to … Continue reading
This City & State newspaper story explains why New York’s Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin is almost certain to remain on the June primary ballot, despite his recent indictment. Two other candidates are on the Democratic ballot, David Englert and Diana … Continue reading
On April 11, an Arkansas state trial court judge held a hearing to decide if Sandra Young Harris should be restored to the May 24 primary ballot as a candidate for judge. On her political practices pledge, she had written … Continue reading
As previously noted, last year a U.S. District Court invalidated the Georgia ballot access law governing petitions for U.S. House, but early this year, the Eleventh Circuit reversed most of that decision and upheld the Georgia law under the First … Continue reading
