On January 25, the Kansas House Elections Committee held a hearing on HB 2516, the bill to increase the independent petition requirement for statewide office from 5,000 signatures to 25,000. This newspaper story describes the testimonty. The bill faced opposition. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On January 23, the Connecticut Supreme Court issued its opinion in Alves v Giegler, SC20907, the lawsuit involving the Independent Party’s activity in the 2023 Danbury Mayoral Election. The Independent Party in Danbury had two factions. Both held competing nominating … Continue reading
On January 24, the Maine Supreme Court rejected the Secretary of State’s appeal in the lawsuit involving ballot access for former President Donald Trump. The lower court had put the Secretary of State’s decision in abeyance pending resolution of the … Continue reading
The Hawaii Elections Office has determined that the petition for party status of the American Solidarity Party is valid. In Hawaii, the ballots only have one-letter abbreviations for each party. The American Solidarity Party in Hawaii is named the Solidarity … Continue reading
Renowned Law Professor Bruce Ackerman here writes at Politico that if any U.S. Supreme Court Justice believes in originalism, that Justice must vote to remove Donald Trump from ballots. “Originalism” is the judicial theory that the Constitution should be interpreted … Continue reading