On June 20, the New York legislature passed A8228/S6532. It eases the deadline for registered voters to switch parties. Current law says they can’t vote in the 2020 primaries if they hadn’t joined the party by October 2019. The bill … Continue reading
On September 18, the U.S. House Oversight & Reform Committee held a hearing on HR 51, the bill to create a state that would include almost all of the District of Columbia. See this story. As of September 18, the … Continue reading
On September 19, Chris Graveline filed this brief in U.S. District Court in Michigan, in his ballot access lawsuit. He was an independent candidate for Michigan Attorney General in 2018. He sued to overturn the requirement that he submit 30,000 … Continue reading
The San Francisco Chronicle has this story about California SB 696, the bill to force the American Independent Party to change its name by October 29, 2019, or it will be removed from the ballot and all its members will … Continue reading
On September 19, U.S. District Court Judge Morrison England issued an injunction against California’s new law that requires presidential primary candidates to reveal their income tax returns. See this story. Two presidential candidates had filed lawsuits against the law, President … Continue reading
