On January 30, the New Jersey legislature passed AB 5117, which increases the number of signatures for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. The Governor signed it on February 3. The bill passed on a party-line vote in … Continue reading
On February 6, U.S. District Court John Coughenoour, a Reagan appointee, enjoined President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. State of Washington v Trump, w.d., 2:25cv-127. Here is the decision. There is an extensive discussion of the meaning of “subject … Continue reading
On Thursday, February 6, the Montana House passed HB 207 on second reading. This is the bill that originally increased the number of signatures for independent legislative candidates from 5% of the winner’s vote in the last election, to 10%. … Continue reading
On February 3, U.S. District Court Judge J. Nicholas Banjan sent Cornel West’s Pennsylvania ballot access lawsuit to mediation. West v Pennsylvania Department of State, w.d., 2:24cv-1349. The issue is Pennsylvania’s policy of requiring each candidate for presidential elector to … Continue reading
New York U.S. House member Elise Stefanik, a Republican, is about to resign, and some Democrats in the legislature have been talking about passing a bill to change the schedule for filling vacancies. The proposal would leave the seat empty … Continue reading
