On January 30, the Washington State Senate passed SB 5273. It moves the date of the presidential primary from the fourth Tuesday in May to the second Tuesday in March. Washington does not have registration by party. The bill says … Continue reading
On August 21, 2018, the Montana Supreme Court removed the Green Party from the 2018 ballot. However, the court at that time did not explain why it did that. On January 30, 2019, the Court explained why it acted as … Continue reading
Nine Hawaii State Senators are sponsoring SB 954, to provide for a top-two system. The bill is badly worded. It says that it applies to all elective office, which implies that it includes president. Yet Hawaii doesn’t have a presidential … Continue reading
New Hampshire Representative Kristina Schultz, chief sponsor of HB 643, will amend her bill so that it does not injure ballot access. The purpose of HB 643 is to move the non-presidential New Hampshire primary from September to June. The … Continue reading
The Ninth Circuit will hear De La Fuente v Wyman, 18-35208, on April 11, Thursday, at 9 am, in Seattle. This is the case over Washington state’s procedures for independent presidential candidate ballot access. De La Fuente won in U.S. … Continue reading
