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
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Upstate Jobs Party v Kosinski, 24-503, at its February 21 conference. This is the case challenging the New York campaign finance law, that says individuals can give more campaign donations to … Continue reading
On Wednesday, February 5, U.S. District Court Judge Deborah Boardman, a Biden appointee, enjoined President Donald Trump’s new rules on who is a citizen. Casa Inc. v Trump, 8:25cv-201. The issue was issued orally and is not yet posted to … Continue reading
