On June 18, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a five-page unsigned opinion in the Maryland partisan gerrymandering case, Benisek v Lamone, 17-333. The case had been filed to challenge the partisan gerrymander in Maryland, and focused on one particular district, … Continue reading
On June 18, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Wisconsin voters who filed a lawsuit against the state’s partisan gerrymander for legislature lack standing. But instead of dismissing the case, the Court sent it back to the lower … Continue reading
On June 12, the North Carolina legislature passed SB 655. It moves the primary in presidential years, for all office, from May to March. Because the petition deadline for independent candidates is automatically related to the primary date, this means … Continue reading
On June 15, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper vetoed SB 486. Among many other provisions, it prevents parties that nominate by convention from nominating anyone who had earlier that year run in a party primary for the same office. North … Continue reading
Rocky De La Fuente is suing to overturn the California law for independent presidential candidate ballot access, which required 178,039 signatures in 2016, and which will probably require 200,000 in 2020. The percentage requirement is 1% of the number of … Continue reading
