On October 4, the plaintiffs who are fighting Montana’s ban on out-of-state circulators for initiatives filed this 31-page brief in U.S. District Court. The case is Pierce v Stapleton, 6:18cv-63. The plaintiffs also challenge the Montana law banning paying circulators … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The Los Angeles Times has this editorial, urging California Secretary of State not to appeal the U.S. District Court decision that enjoined the state’s new presidential tax returns-ballot bill. The editorial says an appeal is a waste of public resources. … Continue reading
The Approval Voting Party is now a ballot-qualified party in Colorado, because it now has more than 1,000 registered members. The Secretary of State’s web page doesn’t have the November 1 2019 registration tally up yet, but the October 1 … Continue reading
Even though the California Secretary of State has said he will appeal the order of the U.S. District Court, enjoining the tax returns-ballot law, he still hasn’t filed a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit. This is surprising, because … Continue reading
On October 2, New Hampshire said the presidential primary filing dates in 2020 will be October 30-November 15, 2019. Only the Republican and Democratic Parties will have a presidential primary in 2020. The Libertarian Party would have had one if … Continue reading