On November 29, the Montana Secretary of State filed this response brief in Montana Green Party v Stapleton, 6:18cv-87. Like the state’s opening brief, the new brief does not mention any election law precedents. The issues in the case are … Continue reading
On December 3, a Wisconsin bill was introduced to change the presidential primary date from the first Tuesday in April to the second Tuesday in March. The bill is SB 885. … Continue reading
The Associated Press has written this story about the December 3 opinion of the Ninth Circuit concerning party labels for candidates who are members of unqualified parties. UPDATE: here is a longer story from the San Francisco Chronicle. FURTHER UPDATE: … Continue reading
Missouri Representative Dan Stacy (R-Blue Springs) has introduced two bills to convert Missouri elections to ranked-choice systems. HB 27 applies to federal and state office. HB 28 applies to local office. Thanks to Ken Bush for this news. … Continue reading
Missouri Representative Dan Stacy (R-Blue Springs) has introduced HB 26. It would add a question on voter registration forms for an applicant to choose a party. It also provides that future primaries in Missouri would be closed. It says that … Continue reading
