On December 10, the California Secretary of State told the Ninth Circuit that it intends to ask for a rehearing en banc in Soltysik v Padilla, the case over party labels for candidates who are members of unqualified parties. The … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court had asked the Utah government to respond by January 2, in Utah Republican Party v Cox. This is the case over whether the First Amendment freedom of association clause protects a party’s right to decide for … Continue reading
On December 12, Kansas State Senator Barbara Bollier announced that she had changed her registration from Republican to Democrat. See this story. All Kansas State Senate elections are in presidential years, so she was not up for re-election this year. … Continue reading
North Carolina will probably hold a new election for the U.S. House, 9th district, soon. The original election lacks credibility because it appears that 800 absentee ballots were in the hands of a partisan individual who was not legally permitted … Continue reading
On the morning of December 12, the Fourth Circuit heard Fitzgerald v Alcorn, 18-1111. This is the lawsuit filed by a unit of the Virginia Republican Party, which is trying to strike down a Virginia law on how parties nominate. … Continue reading
