On March 17, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kennelly, a Clinton appointee, refused to dismiss the lawsuit Gonzales v Madigan, n.d., 16C-7915. The plaintiff, Jason Gonzales, had run in the 2016 Democratic primary against incumbent Democratic speaker Michael J. Madigan. … Continue reading
Thomas Elias, who writes about politics for approximately a dozen California daily newspapers, here has a column mentioning the initiative that has been filed for circulation to switch from a top-two system to a top-four system. … Continue reading
The State Journal-Register, the daily newspaper for Springfield, Illinois, is running a three-part series on Illinois ballot access laws as they affect each of three particular parties. Here is the March 27 article, about the Green Party. Here is the … Continue reading
March 27, Tuesday, is the first day for which it is legal for Illinois minor party and independent candidate petitions to circulate. As far as is known, only the Libertarian Party will attempt to petition. Illinois is one of only … Continue reading
The Albuquerque Journal has this op-ed by JoHanna Cox, Republican candidate for New Mexico Secretary of State. The piece criticizes the incumbent Secretary of State, a Democrat, for saying she intends to restore the straight-ticket device even though there is … Continue reading
