Just before adjourning, the Florida legislature passed an omnibus election law bill, SB 7066. It moves the non-presidential primary from ten weeks before the general election, to eleven weeks before. Therefore, assuming the Governor signs the bill, the 2020 primary … Continue reading
The Florida legislature adjourned on Saturday, May 4. Just before adjourning, it passed HB 5, which had been amended to include all the restrictions on initiative petitioners that had been inside HB 7111. It passed the House 67-43, and passed … Continue reading
On April 30, the Colorado legislature passed HB 19-1278, an omnibus election law bill. Among many other provisions, it makes independent candidate petition requirements (except for president) more severe. Most of the non-presidential statewide offices rise from 1,000 signatures to … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge Matthew F. Kennelly has set a jury trial date for Gonzales v Madigan, n.d., 1:16cv-7915. The plaintiff, Jason Gonzales, was a candidate for Illinois House of Representatives in the 2016 Democratic primary against incumbent speaker Michael … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge Mark Walker will hold a trial in Jacobson v Detzler, n.d., 4:18cv-262, on July 15, Monday, at 8:15 a.m. This is the case over the Florida law that determines the order of candidates on general election … Continue reading
