On March 31, Don Blankenship, a leading candidate for the Constitution Party presidential nomination, won a procedural victory in his defamation lawsuit against the National Republican Senatorial Committee and many large media companies. Blankenship v Napolitano, s.d.W.V., 2:19cv-236. Here is … Continue reading
On April 2, U.S. District Court Judge William Conley ordered some changes in the upcoming Wisconsin primary. He did not delay the election, which is a presidential primary combined with non-partisan judicial elections. But he made some changes in voting … Continue reading
South Dakota requires candidates running in primaries for Congress to file petitions to get on a primary ballot. The primary is June 2. The petition deadline was March 31. It appears from the Secretary of State’s list of candidates that … Continue reading
On August 2, the Democratic National Committee moved the Democratic National Convention from July 13-16 to August 17-20. The Republican convention continues to be set for August 24-27. Thanks to Political Wire for this news. … Continue reading
Virginia holds its primaries (for office other than president) in June. Candidates for U.S. Senate needed 3,500 signatures. The law says they need 10,000, but a state court had lowered that last month to 3,500. Even though the new requirement … Continue reading
