February 6 was the deadline for petitions for Democratic presidential primary candidates in New York. For Democrats (but not other parties) 5,000 signatures are required. Eleven Democrats filed: Michael Bennet, Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, … Continue reading
In July 2019, the Independent Voters Project filed a lawsuit in California state court, arguing that the State Constitution requires the state to print presidential primary ballots that list all the presidential candidates running in any party’s presidential primary ballot. … Continue reading
The West Virginia Green Party (which is on the ballot as the Mountain Party) will postally mail a presidential primary ballot at its own expense to all its registrants. See the party’s web page, explaining the details, here. … Continue reading
On February 6, the California Secretary of State released a registration tally for January 3, 2020. All qualified political parties gained registration as a percentage of the total (except for Green), and the number of independents declined. Here is a … Continue reading
On February 5, U.S. District Court Judge Keith Watkins upheld Alabama’s at-large partisan elections for State Supreme Court and State Appeals Court. The decision is 120 pages. Alabama State Conference of NAACP v State, m.d., 2:16cv-731. Only two days before, … Continue reading
