On June 11, the Republican National Committee made final plans for the 2020 national convention. The choice for president and vice-president will remain in Charlotte, and will be held on Monday, August 24. Only 336 delegates will be allowed to … Continue reading
Jason Bartlett collected over 1,100 signatures in order to get on the Democratic primary in Connecticut to run for State Senate. According to this story, they were all rejected because they weren’t notarized. … Continue reading
On June 11, U.S. District Court Judge Lance E. Walker, a Trump appointee, issued an order in Baines v Dunlap, 1:19cv-509. This Libertarian Party lawsuit had been filed in late 2019, to try to oveturn these Maine laws: (1) the … Continue reading
As already noted, on April 1, the New York legislature passed a bill raising the number of signatures for statewide independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, from 15,000 signatures to 45,000 signatures. That bill, part of the state … Continue reading
On June 10, the Republican Party National Committee decided to re-cycle its 2016 platform, without any revision or update. See this story. This reduces the amount of work needed at a normal national convention. Thanks to Political Wire for this … Continue reading
