On July 30, the Indianapolis Board of Elections refused to put John Schmitz on the ballot as an independent candidate for Mayor, because some of the people who signed his petition listed their current residence address, instead of the address … Continue reading
On July 30, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 505, which makes it easier for a candidate to get on a presidential primary ballot. The old law says the Secretary of State should put all “recognized” candidates on the presidential … Continue reading
On July 30, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 27, which requires presidential primary candidates who want to have their names on the ballot to file five years of their federal income tax returns. Here is the Governor’s statement. The … Continue reading
Kansas State Senator John Doll had changed his registration from Republican to independent in March 2018. He recently changed back to Republican. He was last elected in 2016, to a four-year term, and says he hasn’t decided whether he will … Continue reading
On July 29, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in Davis v Guam, 17-15719. The issue was whether Guam could hold a plebiscite and limit the voting to individuals who are descendants of people who were living in Guam in … Continue reading
