On June 17, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Virginia House of Delegates does not have standing to appeal its loss in a racial gerrymander case. The lower court had invalidated the boundaries of eleven House of Delegates … Continue reading
Mark R. Charles, a member of the Navajo tribe, is an independent candidate for president. See this story about his campaign. It is not known if he has started petitioning anywhere. Thanks to Nathan Hetzel for this news. … Continue reading
As previously reported, on June 11, U.S. District Court Magistrate John Z. Boyle, an Obama appointee, upheld Arizona’s independent presidential petition requirement. Here is the 19-page opinion in De La Fuente v State of Arizona, 2:16cv-2419. The case was filed … Continue reading
Ohio has a state Elections Commission, which is responsible for enforcing the state’s campaign finance laws. The Commission consists of three members of each of the two largest parties, plus one person who is not a member of any party. … Continue reading
Bills have been introduced in the New York legislature to ease the deadline for voters to join a party, if they wish to vote in that party’s presidential primary. They are A8228 and S6422. Current law says they can’t vote … Continue reading
