On May 11, U.S. District Court Judge Sara Darrow refused to enjoin the Illinois 5% petition requirement for independent candidates for U.S. House. Flowers v Illinois State Board of Elections, c.d., 4:26cv-4062. Here is the opinion. It ignores the fact … Continue reading
On May 13, an Emerson Colloege poll for the California gubernatorial race was released. See it here. … Continue reading
On May 13, West Virginia filed this amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Scott v McDougle, 25A1240. The West Virginia brief is opposed to Virginia’s position, and says the U.S. Supreme Court should not hear Virginia’s appeal … Continue reading
On May 12, the Alabama Secretary of State said primaries will be held for U.S. House districts 1,2,6, and 7 on Tuesday, August 11. This automatically sets the petition deadline for minor party and independent candidate petitions for those races … Continue reading
On May 12, Nebraska held its 2026 primaries. Cindy Burbank overwhelmingly won the U.S. Senate nomination in the Democratic primary. She has over 90% of the vote. She had promised that if she were the nominee, she would withdraw from … Continue reading
