On February 1, U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter, a Clinton appointee, ruled that the California Secretary of State did not violate the First Amendment when he censored Paul Merritt’s candidate statement in the Voters Guide. The Voters Guide … Continue reading
On February 1, the New Hampshire House Elections Committee defeated HB 240, which would have required qualified parties to hold their state convention in the latter half of September or in October, in election years. The committee also passed HB … Continue reading
On February 1, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan issued a 28-page opinion in Level the Playing Field v Federal Election Commission, 1:15cv-1397, D.C. She ruled that the FEC clearly did not look at the evidence presented by the … Continue reading
On February 1, the Utah Senate unanimously passed SB 13, which, among other things, moves the petition deadline for a newly-qualifying party from February 15 of the election year, to November 30 of the year before the election. The Senate … Continue reading
On February 1, the Wyoming House committee that hears election law bills defeated HB 201, which would have set up Wyoming’s first presidential primaries. See this story. … Continue reading
