Last month, as already reported, a U.S. District Court struck down Michigan’s requirement that statewide independent candidates need 30,000 signatures. The court said until the legislature acts, the statewide independent petition requirement will be 12,000. The state’s decision on whether … Continue reading
This Los Angeles Times editorial expresses concern that many independent voters who vote by mail won’t understand that they won’t be able to vote for president in the upcoming presidential primary. The editorial says that California ought to follow Colorado’s … Continue reading
This Austin, Texas newspaper story in the American-Statesman describes Rocky De La Fuente, and his two sons who are all running for various federal offices this year. There is some analysis of the U.S. Constitution in the article, but the … Continue reading
Former Mississippi Representative Joseph Warren (D-Mt. Olive) is sponsoring an initiative to make county, justice court judges, and district attorney elections non-partisan. If enacted, the initiative would provide for elections in the general election for those offices, and no party … Continue reading
The 2020 session of the Virginia legislature has many election law bills. Below are some of them, but this is far from an exhaustive list. SB 174 would have provided that each U.S. House district elect its own presidential elector. … Continue reading
