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On September 18, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 970, which moves the primary in midterm years from March to June. Thanks to Scott Lay for this news. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On September 17, Washington’s Secretary of State asked a state trial court to declare that initiative sponsors cannot use electronic signatures. Wyman v Hankerson, Thurston County Superior Court. Here is the opening document. Thanks to Steve Kamp for the link. … Continue reading
Free & Equal, and Open the Debates, are hosting a presidential debate in Denver on Thursday, October 8. The debate will be live-streamed. The candidates will be in the same room with each other. In order to qualify, candidates must … Continue reading
On September 18, the Alaska Supreme Court verbally announced a decision after the hearing in Galvin v State. The Alaska ballots have already been printed without the partisan labels for the nominees of unqualified parties, and without the partisan affiliation … Continue reading
On September 18, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. No member of the current court was more favorable to minor party and independent candidates and voters than she was. She wrote Buckley v American Constitutional Law Foundation, which … Continue reading