As previously reported, there will be a hearing in Gilbert v Weber on Monday, March 23, in Sacramento Superior Court. This is the lawsuit over whether the California Secretary of State has an obligation to vet the qualifications of candidates for California Governor. The state Constitution requires gubernatorial candidates to have lived in the California for the five years preceding filing candidacy papers.

A British newspaper, the Daily Mail, plans to cover the hearing. On March 16 it obtained permission from the court to have its reporter (who is physically in Florida) attend the court hearing via zoom. The entry granting permission appears on the docket sheet. Gilbert v Weber, 26WM000011. The plaintiff argues that Eric Swalwell, who is higher in the polls than any other Democrat in the gubernatorial race, does not meet the duration of residency qualifications.