On December 7, a state trial court in Arizona upheld the November 2015 Tucson election returns for city council. See this story. Republican nominees in two districts had argued they should be seated. Tucson has partisan elections, in which nominations … Continue reading
On December 8, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Evenwel v Abbott, 14-940. Here is a summary of the argument from Scotusblog. The issue is whether legislative districts should have equal numbers of residents, or equal numbers of eligible … Continue reading
On December 8, the U.S. Supreme Court put out its first full election law decision of the current term. Here is the decision in Shapiro v McManus, 14-990. It is unanimous. The case had been argued November 4. The plaintiffs … Continue reading
The period for Democratic and Republican presidential candidates to file for the Oklahoma primaries has opened. See this story. Candidates qualify by a filing fee of $2,500. The deadline is December 9. … Continue reading
On December 7, Hillary Clinton submitted her Virginia ballot access petition. This story doesn’t say how many raw signatures were submitted, but perhaps the information will be available soon. The requirement is 5,000 signatures, due December 10. … Continue reading
