On August 6, the lawsuit Lykins v Newsom, c.d., 2:19cv-6761, was withdrawn by the plaintiff. This had been the second lawsuit filed against the new California law on presidential primary ballot access and tax returns. The plaintiff is a voter. … Continue reading
A U.S. District Court in San Diego will hear De La Fuente v Padilla, s.d., 3:19cv-1433, on September 17, Tuesday. This is the first of the six lawsuits filed against the new California law that requires presidential primary candidates to … Continue reading
Matt Ford, a staff writer for The New Republic, writes here that California ought not to try to keep presidential candidates off the ballot for not disclosing their income tax returns. … Continue reading
According to this story at FrontloadingHQ, it seems likely that the Kentucky Republican Party won’t use its presidential primary in 2020. Kentucky has been holding presidential primaries for major parties since 1976 (although it didn’t hold any in 1984). The … Continue reading
Bleedingheartland.com, an Iowa politics blog, has this very thorough news story about the Iowa Libertarian Party’s lawsuit against the new March petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. … Continue reading
