On October 9, attorneys for the Washington Secretary of State submitted this brief to the Ninth Circuit, in De La Fuente v Wyman, 18-35208. The issue is the Washington law that says before an independent presidential candidate can begin to … Continue reading
On October 16, U.S. District Court Judge Roberto Lange enjoined a South Dakota campaign finance disclosure law as applied to the Institute for Free Speech. The Institute wants to publish an analysis of two South Dakota ballot measures on the … Continue reading
On October 16, a New York state trial court judge removed the Republican and Conservative nominees for Judge of the State Supreme Court from the November ballot. See this story. The basis was that the nominating conventions for this office, … Continue reading
On October 16, Alaska’s Lieutenant Governor, Byron Mallott, resigned from office. He is on the ballot as a candidate for re-election, but if he is elected, he will not accept the office and it will be vacant. See this story. … Continue reading
On October 16, Dennis Hof died. He was the Republican nominee for Nevada Assembly District 36. The only other person on the ballot for that seat is a Democrat, Lesia Romanov. In November 2016, Hof was the Libertarian nominee for … Continue reading
