On April 19, Emidio Soltysik filed his 28-page reply brief in Soltysik v Padilla, in the Ninth Circuit. The issue is the California law that says some candidates for Congress and partisan state office may have their party label on … Continue reading
The Texas House Elections Committee will hear HB 3068 on April 24, Monday. Thanks to Jim Riley for this news. … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Libertarian Party of Kentucky v Grimes, 16-1034, at its May 11 conference. The issue is the state’s definition of a qualified party, which makes it impossible for a group to become … Continue reading
This story says independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin still owes his election law attorneys $520,000, from work they did for him during 2016. Yet, McMullin and his attorneys did not file any ballot access lawsuits. He could have been on … Continue reading
The Los Angeles Times has this April 19 editorial in favor of moving California’s primary (for all office) from June to March, in presidential years. But the editorial warns against moving it to February. The bill sets the date in … Continue reading
