The Texas Tribune, a well-read on-line Texas news source, has this opinion piece by Representative Rob Simmons. It urges that Texas voters contact their state legislators and ask them to support his HB 1288. The bill would eliminate the straight-ticket … Continue reading
There are at least five states in which U.S. District Courts could at any time issue an opinion on the constitutionality of a ballot access law. In Alabama, U.S. District Court Judge Myron Thompson will decide Hall v Bennett. The … Continue reading
Three Connecticut Republican State Senators have introduced SB 222, which eases the definition of a major political party. Current law says a major party is entitled to a primary, and is defined as a group that either polled 20% for … Continue reading
The Daily Journal has this story about the Vermont bill to set that state’s presidential primary on the same day as the New Hampshire presidential primary. … Continue reading
The Staten Island Advance has this detailed and interesting account of the February 13 oral argument in Rossito-Canty v Cuomo, e.d., 1:15cv-568. This is the case over whether there is any constitutional requirement that a Governor call a special U.S. … Continue reading
