All the major party presidential candidates who filed petitions to be on the Illinois presidential primary ballots have survived the challenge process. That includes six Democrats and eleven Republicans. The 2016 Illinois Republican presidential primary has never before had more … Continue reading
An Ohio state court will hear Libertarian Party of Ohio v Husted on April 5, 2016. The issue is whether the ballot access bill passed in late 2013 violates the Ohio Constitution. The Ohio Constitution, Article V, sec. 7, says … Continue reading
Three Arizona Republican legislators have introduced HCR 2009, a proposed state constitutional amendment. It would provide that voters elect members of the Redistricting Commission every ten years, in partisan statewide elections. The elections would be in the same years in … Continue reading
As reported earlier, on November 10, 2015, the Ninth Circuit struck down Tucson’s system of city council elections, in Public Integrity Alliance v City of Tucson, 15-16142. The vote was 2-1 and the city asked for en banc rehearing. On … Continue reading
West Virginia Delegates Pat McGeehan (R-Chester) and Isaac Sponaugle (D-Franklin) have introduced HB 4356. It eases the definition of a qualified political party. Current law says that is a group that polled 1% for Governor. The bill would say that … Continue reading
