In December 2017, a U.S. District Court struck down a Delaware law that said only members of the two largest parties in the state could be considered for judicial appointments. Adams v Carney, 1:17cv-181. However, in February this year, Governor … Continue reading
On March 21, the Tennessee Senate State and Local Government Committee defeated SB 344. It would have provided that there would be no more Democratic or Republican primaries for U.S. Senate. Instead, members of those parties in the legislature would … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Independent Party v Padilla, 17-1200, on March 23. It will consider whether to hear Tripp v Scholz, 17-1129, on March 29. The first case is from California and the second one … Continue reading
On March 20, the Tennessee Senate State and Local Government Committee sent SB 770 for summer study. This is the bill that lowered the number of signatures from 2.5% of the last gubernatorial vote, to exactly 5,000. An identical bill … Continue reading
On June 5, Montana holds partisan primaries. Technically all qualified parties in Montana nominate by primary, but the state has almost never before printed up any primary ballots for parties other than Republican or Democratic. Generally minor parties don’t have … Continue reading
