On September 3, U.S. District Court Judge John Sinatra, a Trump appointee, enjoined the May petition deadline for New York independent candidates. Meadors v Erie County Board of Elections, w.d., 1:21cv-982. The decision orders that the Board place independent candidate … Continue reading
On September 3, the Eighth Circuit upheld the Minnesota law that requires noon-presidential independent candidate petitions to carry this language: “I solemnly swear (or affirm)…that I do not intend to vote at the primary election for the office for which … Continue reading
Many Republican Party officials in Wyoming have been working to change the primary system in time for the 2022 election, because they are opposed to the re-election of Liz Cheney (the state’s only U.S. House member). They are afraid that … Continue reading
On September 2, the California Assembly passed SB 660, which makes it illegal for initiative proponents to pay circulators on a per-signature basis. The bill now goes back to the Senate for concurrence in amendments. The vote was 51-18. … Continue reading
On September 2, the California Senate passed AB 446, which makes modest improvements in the procedure to qualify a new party. The only Senator who voted against the bill is Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber). Ironically, back in 1979, in his … Continue reading
