On August 14, the Republican Party of New Jersey notified a federal court that it wishes to intervene in Leguia v Caldwell, 3:26cv-10263. This is the lawsuit over the constitutionality of the ban on out-of-state petitioners. The Republican Party seeks … Continue reading
On August 15, the Democratic National Committee met and approved rules for its 2028 presidential primaries and caucuses. The DNC will accept the use of ranked choice voting. The Rules Committee last month had decided not to accept RCV, but … Continue reading
On August 14, the New Mexico Secretary of State filed this brief in defense of the state’s ballot access laws for minor parties. New Mexico Forward Party v Toulouse Oliver, 1:26cv-2286. New Mexico is the only state that requires new … Continue reading
On August 13, Libertarian congressional nominee Lana Leguia filed a federal lawsuit against the New Jersey ban on out-of-state circulators in general elections. Leguia v Caldwell, 3:26cv-10263. Earlier she was kept off the ballot because she had used some out-of-state … Continue reading
A New Jersey state trial court will hear oral arguments on August 17 in a case over whether an independent candidate can be disqualified just because he received some write-in votes in a major party primary. See this story. New … Continue reading
