The Texas Secretary of State has ruled that the non-presidential independent candidate petition deadline this year will be August 13. That is because the law says that deadline is 30 days after the runoff primary, and the Secretary of State … Continue reading
On March 23, the Ohio Libertarian Party, which is intervening in the lawsuit State ex rel Democratic Party v LaRose, 2020-388, filed this brief in the Ohio Supreme Court. The brief argues that it was unlawful for Secretary of State … Continue reading
Illinois law requires candidates for state office (including all three branches of state government) to file Statements of Economic Interest during election years. On March 17, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker issued Executive Order No. 8. Among other things, in … Continue reading
Many organizations in Florida are asking the Governor Florida to veto SB 1794, which makes it much more difficult for initiatives to get on the statewide ballot. See this story. … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering whether to hear Elster v City of Seattle, 19-608. The Court had this case on its March 20 conference, but on March 18, the Court said it would instead consider it at some … Continue reading
