On August 1, the Idaho Constitution Party held its own state convention to choose presidential and vice-presidential nominees. The group voted for the ticket that had been chosen in May 2020 at the party’s national convention: Don Blankenship for president … Continue reading
On July 31, the Eleventh Circuit heard Independent Party of Florida v Lee, 20-12107. The Eleventh Circuit does not make recordings of oral arguments available on its website. The three judges are William Pryor (a Bush Jr. appointee), Robin Rosenbaum … Continue reading
On July 31, the Arkansas Supreme Court ordered the Secretary of State to begin checking signatures on statewide initiatives. See this story. The Secretary of State earlier had said three initiatives could not possibly be on the ballot, whether they … Continue reading
On July 27, the California Assembly Elections Committee passed SB 970, which moves the primary in midterm years from March to June. It has already passed the Senate. Now it goes to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. … Continue reading
On July 17, the Federal Election Commission updated its list of primary dates and petition deadlines for federal office, 2020. See it here. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link. … Continue reading
