On January 19, a Texas lower state court put incumbent Judge Teresa Hawthorne back on the Democratic primary ballot. The party had removed her because she didn’t fill in all the blanks on her declaration of candidacy. And in the … Continue reading
The Third Circuit hears Wilmuth v Guadagno, 17-1925, on Tuesday, January 23. The issue is New Jersey’s ban on out-of-state circulators for primary election petitions. The lower court had upheld the ban, on the theory that the Democratic and Republican … Continue reading
On January 18, the 7th circuit issued a 12-page opinion in Segovia v U.S., 16-4240. The plaintiffs are U.S. citizens who live in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Guam. They cannot vote absentee in Illinois elections, even though … Continue reading
This lengthy Politico story by David Siders says California Democrats have high hopes of winning the 49th and 39th U.S. House districts this year, because Republican incumbents Darrell Issa and Ed Royce aren’t running for re-election, and because Hillary Clinton … Continue reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s campaign says 1,500,000 signatures have been gathered to put him on the ballot as an independent candidate. The petition drive started January 5, 2018, and needed 300,000 signatures. The election is March 18. See this story. … Continue reading
