On April 16, the Eighth Circuit heard arguments in Moore v Thurston, 18-1382. The issue are various Arkansas deadlines relating to independent candidates (for office other than president). The case had been filed in 2014 and this is the second … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On April 2, St. Charles, Missouri, a city of 66,000, held municipal elections. In ward 9, a Constitution Party member, John Blazek, was one of three candidates. Even though the election was non-partisan, it was known that Blazek was a … Continue reading
On April 15, the Oregon Senate Rules Committee heard testimony on SB 594, which would require presidential candidates in November to turn over the last five years of their income tax returns. The Committee did not vote on the bill. … Continue reading
Howard Schultz has not formally declared his candidacy as an independent presidential candidate, but he is campaigning daily and has already visited 16 or 17 states. See this map from his website. On April 15 he campaigned in Arizona. See … Continue reading
On April 15, former Massachusetts Governor William Weld formally declared himself a candidate for the Republican 2020 presidential nomination. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news. … Continue reading