On March 22, the Third Circuit heard arguments in Constitution Party v Cortes, 16-3266. The issue is the constitutionality of the county distribution requirement for statewide minor party and independent candidate petitions, for state (as opposed to federal) office. The … Continue reading
On March 22, two candidates who want to be on the ballot in the special U.S. House election in Montana filed a federal lawsuit, charging that the state’s ballot access law as applied to them is unconstitutional. The vacancy was … Continue reading
On March 22, the California Secretary of State released a registration tally as of February 10, 2017. This is the only report that California will issue until early in 2018. In raw numbers, the two major parties lost members, but … Continue reading
On March 22, the North Carolina House voted to override the gubernatorial veto of HB 100. The bill converts trial court judicial elections from non-partisan to partisan. It also alters the petition deadline for independent candidates for all office, even … Continue reading
On March 21, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, a Republican, vetoed Initiative Petition Number One, which would provide that adult citizens known to exist in the state would automatically be registered to vote, unless they opt out. The proposal still will … Continue reading
