Nevada is one of the few states that has never held presidential primaries. The Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections has introduced SB 211, which would provide for presidential primaries for parties that are entitled to a primary for … Continue reading
On March 3, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court rejected the attempt of the Democratic Party to substitute a new nominee for the special election, 197th district, State House, which occurs on March 21. See this story. The party will appeal to … Continue reading
On February 28, Ricardo “Ricky” de la Fuente, a Democrat, filed a lawsuit against the California Secretary of State over his position on the ballot in the upcoming special election for U.S. House, 34th district. California uses a random procedure … Continue reading
Michigan independent gubernatorial candidate Todd Schleiger is already campaigning, even though the election is not until November 2018. See this story. Michigan has never had an independent candidate for Governor on a government-printed ballot. The only other states for which … Continue reading
The Third Circuit will hold oral arguments in Constitution Party of Pennsylvania v Cortes, 16-3266, on March 23, Thursday. The issue is the validity of Pennsylvania’s county distribution requirement for statewide minor party and independent petitions for state office.
