On September 30, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2351, which makes it easier for a group to qualify as a party in California, and also makes it easier for an already-existing party to remain ballot-qualified. The old law required … Continue reading
On September 29, the plaintiff in Strait v Fenumiai said he won’t appeal the decision of the Alaska state trial court. The trial court had ruled that if the state lets parties substitute a new nominee for Lieutenant Governor, then … Continue reading
See this Cleveland Plain Dealer story, which describes how Republican Party campaign officials and party officers worked with state election officials to engineer a method to keep the Libertarian gubernatorial ticket off this year’s ballot. The trial is still proceeding … Continue reading
All five candidates who are on the ballot for Governor of Massachusetts participated in a televised debate. See this story. … Continue reading
Here is a newspaper story describing the September 29 hearing in Orel v Kansas Democratic Party, the case in which a voter sued the party to force it to run a U.S. Senate candidate. The plaintiff did not appear in … Continue reading
