Michigan voters who don’t like the state’s new redistricting commission, including the state Republican Party, have appealed to the Sixth Circuit in Daunt v Benson, 19-2377. The U.S. District Court had refused to enjoin the commission. Thanks to Thomas Jones … Continue reading
On December 5, U.S. District Court Magistrate John T. Johnston heard oral argument in Montana Green Party v Stapleton, 6:18cv-87. The chief issue in the case is the unequal distribution requirement for the party petition. The Green Party successfully gathered … Continue reading
On December 5, the Texas Secretary of State appealed the order in Dikeman v Hughs, the case over whether candidates seeking the nomination of a convention party must pay the same filing fee that primary candidates pay. The case is … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Colorado Department of State v Baca, 19-518, at its January 10, 2020 conference. This is the case on “faithless electors” from Colorado. The Court had already set a conference date of … Continue reading
Missouri legislators have already started introducing bills for 2020. Representative Dan Stacy (R-Blue Springs) has introduced HB 1258. It changes Missouri primaries from open to closed. He introduced the same bill in 2019, HB 26, and it passed the House, … Continue reading
