On January 8, U.S. District Court Judge William O. Bertelsman, a Carter appointee, ruled from the bench after oral argument in Sweeney v Crigler, e.d., 2:19cv-46. He ruled that Kentucky’s law requiring independent and minor party candidates for state office … Continue reading
On January 9, the Minnesota Supreme Court heard oral argument in De La Fuente v Simon, A19-1994. Here is a news story about the hearing. The article doesn’t make it easy to predict how the court will rule. The issue … Continue reading
Joey Kennedy, a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer who lives in Alabama, criticizes Alabama ballot access laws in this column in Alabama Political Reporter. He correctly notes that no statewide minor party or statewide independent petition (except for president, which is … Continue reading
The Republican Party of Louisiana has filed a state court lawsuit against the law that requires them to keep a sex balance in their state committee. Louisiana is one of the states in which primary voters choose party committee members. … Continue reading
On January 9, the Ohio Libertarian Party filed this brief in U.S. District Court in LP of Ohio v Tavares, s.d., 2:19cv-2501. This is the case in which the Libertarian Party challenges the law that says the State Election Commission … Continue reading
