On May 23, the California Assembly passed AB 1451 by 56-19. It makes it illegal to pay circulators on a per-signature basis. It also says statewide initiatives cannot qualify unless at least 10% of the required signatures were collected by … Continue reading
On May 4, Texas Libertarian Party member Wallace Dunn was elected to the Ector County Hospital Board, defeating the incumbent, 151-68. It was Dunn’s first time running for public office. Thanks to Nate Watkins for this news.
On May 7, the Second Circuit issued a one-paragraph order in Redpath v Spano, 18-2089. The issue in the case is New York state’s ban on out-of-state circulators. The U.S. District Court had struck down that ban. The case had … Continue reading
On May 7, all the fulltime judges of the Third Circuit voted on Delaware’s request for a rehearing in Adams v Delaware Governor, 18-1045. Nine judges agreed with the original decision, but four wanted to grant rehearing en banc. The … Continue reading
On May 23, the New Hampshire Senate passed HB 588. It repeals the law that says candidates in a presidential primary must be registered members of the party that they are running in. The law has not been enforced in … Continue reading
