U.S. District Court Judge Andre Birotte has set a scheduling conference for May 31, Friday, at 10 a.m., in Soltysik v Padilla. This is the case that challenges California law on ballot labels. If a candidate for Congress or partisan … Continue reading
On April 10, the California Assembly Elections Committee passed AB 1451 by 5-2, a party-line vote, with Democrats in support and Republicans opposed. It bans paying petitioners on a per-signature basis. It also requires 10% of the needed signatures to … Continue reading
George Skelton, veteran politics columnist for the Los Angeles Times, writes here that it is not a good idea for states to require presidential candidates to reveal their tax returns as a condition for being on the ballot. … Continue reading
On April 10, the proponents of a city initiative to decriminalize marijuana inside the city of Salem, West Virginia, filed a federal lawsuit against the city. Even though the initiative had enough valid signatures, the city removed it because city … Continue reading
On April 10, the same three judges who had issued an opinion in Adams v Delaware Governor, 18-1045, in February 2019, slightly rewrote their opinion. This is the case filed by a Delaware attorney who is an independent voter. He … Continue reading
