The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Bost v Illinois State Board of Elections, 24-568, on October 8, 2025. The issue is whether a candidate has standing to challenge a law that says postal absentee ballots need not be received in … Continue reading
The Connecticut Mirror, an on-line non-partisan newspaper, has this op-ed by Jan Carpenter, condemning Connecticut’s petitioning rules for minor party and independent candidates. Carpenter was a petitioner last year for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Louisiana v Callais again on October 15, 2015. This is the case on Louisiana’s U.S. House district boundaries and how the federal Voting Rights Act, section 2, should be used in redistricting cases. Louisiana … Continue reading
This Texas Tribune article says the Texas Republican Party passed a rule last year that authorizes keeping candidates off the Republican primary ballot for ideological reasons. Now, the state party seems to be starting to compile a list of “sins” … Continue reading
Recently, the Michigan branch of the Constitution Party filed a lawsuit in the State Court of Claims to be allowed to change its name from the U.S. Taxpayers Party to the Constitution Party. Brandenburg v Brader, mv25-000052-mz. The 1999 national … Continue reading
