On January 20, the Federal Election Commission released $846,365 in primary season matching funds to Martin O’Malley, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. The previous month, he had received $100,000. See this FEC press release. … Continue reading
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On January 22, the Oklahoma Attorney General issued his first opinion of the year. See it here. It says that the 2016 petitions of the Libertarian and Green Parties need signatures of 3% of the last gubernatorial vote, not 5%. … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge L. Scott Coogler, a Bush Jr. appointee, will hear Greater Birmingham Ministries v Alabama, 2:15cv-2193, n.d., on Thursday, February 11. This case was filed on December 2, 2015, and challenges Alabama’s law requiring voters at the … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge Andre Birotte will hold a hearing in Soltysik v Padilla on Monday, March 14, at 10 a.m., in Los Angeles. This is the case on whether California’s law on partisan labels on ballots is unconstitutional. The … Continue reading
The Kentucky Democratic presidential primary ballot will list four names. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders qualified by demonstrating that they are already on the ballot in at least 20 other state primary ballots. Martin O’Malley qualified by showing that he … Continue reading