On April 8, the Democratic Party filed this brief in Jacobson v Ertel, n.d., 4:18cv-262. This is the case over the Florida law that says the party that won the most recent gubernatorial election will always have the top line … Continue reading
On April 11, the Ninth Circuit heard De La Fuente v Wyman, 18-35208, in Seattle. Here is a link to the video, which lasts 48 minutes. Washington has one of the nation’s oddest ballot access procedures. The state requires 1,000 … Continue reading
On April 11, the Illinois Senate passed SB 145 by 36-19. It says that presidential candidates cannot appear on either the presidential primary ballot, or the general election ballot, if they don’t submit copies of their tax returns for the … Continue reading
Earlier this year, the Kentucky legislature changed the deadline for the nominees of qualified convention parties to file a declaration of candidacy, from April 1, to mid-January of an election year. Kentucky elects its statewide state offices in November 2019, … Continue reading
On April 10, California State Senator Mike McGuire amended his SB 27, the bill to require presidential primary candidates to submit copies of five years of income tax returns to the Secretary of State, or suffer being left off the … Continue reading
