The Washington state bills to move the presidential primary from May to March, HB 1469 and SB 5333, failed to meet legislative deadlines, so neither can pass this year. Thanks to Jim Riley for this news. Another Washington state bill … Continue reading
On February 21, Republican leaders in the Pennsylvania legislature again asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block the new U.S. House district boundaries that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently created. Here is the brief. It is called Turzai v League … Continue reading
On February 21, U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Piersol struck down South Dakota ballot access laws for newly-qualifying parties. Libertarian Party of South Dakota v Krebs, 4:15cv-4111. The plaintiffs were the Libertarian Party and the Constitution Party. The case had … Continue reading
The Texas Tribune, an on-line news source, has this article by Mark Miller about Texas ballot access problems. … Continue reading
On February 21, Lawrence Lessig’s organization, Equal Votes, filed lawsuits against California, Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Texas, alleging that these states’ decision to award electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Here is the Massachusetts … Continue reading
