On April 4, 2018, the Alaska Supreme Court issued an order in State v Alaska Democratic Party, S-16875, letting the Democratic Party nominate persons who are registered independents. On August 24, the court issued a 24-page opinion, giving its rationale. … Continue reading
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Patrick Anderson, the Iowa independent candidate for Attorney General who has backed by many leaders of the Republican Party, appears unlikely to have successfully collected 1,500 signatures by the deadline, according to this story. … Continue reading
The Independent Party of Connecticut held its statewide nominating convention on Sunday, August 26. It nominated the entire Republican slate for statewide office, so those individuals will be listed twice on the November ballot, and voters who want to vote … Continue reading
The Hill has this article about the North Carolina legislature’s struggle with the Governor over makeup of the State Election Board, and also another struggle over judicial appointments. On August 27 the legislature will probably finalize the wording of the … Continue reading
ABC News writer Roey Hadar has this revealing article on how Florida Governors have utter discretion to decide which ex-felons may have their voting rights restored, and which may not. He uses an example of an applicant who had voted … Continue reading