On March 27, U.S. District Court Judge Mark E. Walker, an Obama appointee, ruled that the U.S. Constitution requires Florida to have objective standards to determine which ex-felons may regain their voting rights. Hand v Scott, n.d., 4:17cv-128. Here is … Continue reading
On March 27, State Senator Robert Krist asked a U.S. District Court to dismiss his challenge to the 10% petition requirement for non-presidential independents that the Nebraska legislature passed in 2016. He had filed the lawsuit when he expected to … Continue reading
On March 27, the North Carolina State Board of Elections unanimously voted that the Green Party is a ballot-qualified party. This is because the 2017 law said that any party whose presidential nominee was on the ballot in at least … Continue reading
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
