On April 27, Muhammad Abdurrahman filed his reply brief in the Eighth Circuit in Abdurrahman v Dayton, 16-4551. He is the 2016 Minnesota Democratic presidential elector who sued to overturn the Minnesota law that says presidential electors who vote in … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Republican Party of Louisiana v Federal Election Commission, 16-865, on May 18. The issue is the federal campaign finance law that restricts donations to state and local political parties, if the … Continue reading
Last year, Colorado voters passed an initiative that changes Colorado primaries from closed primaries to semi-closed primaries. The initiative said independents could vote in any party’s primary. However, the initiative did not clarify whether independent voters had to make a … Continue reading
The Maine Joint Veterans & Legal Affairs Committee heard two bills that improve ballot access for new and small parties on Monday, May 8. In Maine, committees don’t vote on the day of the hearing. The hearing went well. The … Continue reading
A bill to vastly improve ballot access in North Carolina, SB 656, passed the Senate unanimously last month. On May 8, it was transferred from the House Rules Committee to the House Elections Committee, which seems to indicate it is … Continue reading
