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.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/03/16/midterm-primary-elections-2026-illinois/89133598007/
IL primaries – 17 Mar 2026
the pre-election vet stuff –
NOT determined for 700 plus years — since olde brit House of Commons elections ???
have to wait for post election ??? — olde quo warranto stuff — now a civil case
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2026/03/16/us-postal-service-congress-urgent-reforms/89180648007/
POSTAL SNAIL FINAL ROT / DOOM ???
1-5-1 CONGRESS – EACH HOUSE — QUALIFICATIONS. — ***AFTER *** THE ELECTION DAY ???
20 AMDT SEC 3 ***FAILED TO QUALIFY*** >>> ***AFTER*** THE ELECTION DAY ???
Maybe he’s with Fang Fang again.
@AZ,
What does the Article I of the US Constitution have to do with the governor of California?
JR –
qualifications test — before/after Election Day
what sayeth CA const ???
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quo_warranto
olde q.w. RE QUALIFICATIONS/ ETC.
Wacky woke Pedos
USSR Yesterday is fake news.
California Constitution Article V Section 2
“The Governor shall be elected every fourth year at the same time and places as members of the Assembly and hold office from the Monday after January 1 following the election until a successor qualifies. The Governor shall be an elector who has been a citizen of the United States and a resident of this State for 5 years immediately preceding the Governor’s election. The Governor may not hold other public office. No Governor may serve more than 2 terms.”
US Constitution Article II Section 1
“No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.”
What happened in California was that the California Supreme Court determined that a couple of durational residence requirements for local office violated equal protection (14th Amendment, US Constitution) as well as the ability to travel.
The problem is like the SCOTUS interpreting the 4th Amendment. They’ll never answer the question of what a “reasonable search” is. They may or may not determine that a search was “unreasonable.” When a case with slightly different facts comes along, they provide a more nuanced definition, or may muddle it even more.
In California, the SOS (March Fong Eu) posited that all durational residence requirements are unconstitutional violations of equal protection, and simply refused to enforce them. The AG, George Deukmejian, then issued an opinion that the SOS could not determine constitutionality.
The lawsuit Gilbert v. Weber was filed in January. Tom Steyer appears to be publicizing the issue without being directly involved. Swalwell appears to have taken the bait by having his “landlord” filing an affidavit that she rented “the property” to Swalwell. But she filed for a homestead exemption, which requires owner occupancy. So now Swalwell may respond that he only rents a room or perhaps doesn’t stay there at all, but another secret location to protect his children.
Sounds like out of control courts but what else is new?