On January 9, Indiana Representative Ryan Dvorak (D-South Bend) introduced HB 1185, which greatly eases ballot access. It lowers the vote test for qualified party status from 2%, to 2,500 votes. It also lowers the statewide petition for independent candidates, … Continue reading
On January 19, the North Carolina legislature passed HB 605, which moves the 2022 primary from May 17 to June 7. If the bill becomes law, that would also give independent candidates more time to petition. Independent candidate petitions in … Continue reading
On January 20, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in McDougall v County of Ventura, 20-56220. This case is not related to election law. The case concerned the constitutionality of a 48-day shut-down of gun shops and firing ranges by … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman will hear Bilyeu v Esparza, w.d., 1:21cv-1089, on February 24 at 9 a.m. in Austin. The issue is whether to grant injunctive relief against the new Texas law requiring candidates seeking a nomination at … Continue reading
Ted Rall, an editorial cartoonist with a left perspective, has this op-ed in the Wall Street Journal of January 19. He points out that Democrats removed Green Party presidential nominee Howie Hawkins from the 2020 ballot in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and … Continue reading
