On March 31, Rocky De La Fuente filed an amended complaint in his Georgia ballot access lawsuit, to cure certain problems with his original complaint. De La Fuente v Kemp, n.d., 1:16cv-2937. The case challenges the July 1 deadline for … Continue reading
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On April 3, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Gardner v Rideout, 16-828. The lower courts had struck down New Hampshire’s law, making it illegal for a voter to photograph his or her own voted ballot. The state asked … Continue reading
On March 31, the Arizona Libertarian Party filed this brief in U.S. District Court in its ballot access case, Libertarian Party of Arizona v Reagan, 2:16cv-1019. The issue is how difficult a state may make it for members of a … Continue reading
The Centrist Project is meeting in Chicago, April 1-2. See this story. The group hopes to back independent candidates for U.S. Senate in 2018 in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. They have been joined by Joel … Continue reading
Steve Silberstein, a supporter of the National Popular Vote plan, has this comprehensive article about the plan in Washington Monthly. Although the arguments for and against the plan tend to be repeated, this article is especially useful because of the … Continue reading