When filing for the California primary closes next month, it is expected that there will be independent candidates for at least three of the statewide state offices. It had already been known that Dan Schnur plans to run for Secretary … Continue reading
On February 24, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Fox v Sanders County Republican Committee, 13-839. The Ninth Circuit had struck down Montana’s law forbidding political parties to endorse or oppose candidates for judge, by a 2-1 vote. Montana … Continue reading
On February 19, a U.S. District Court rejected Bernbeck v Gale, 8:13cv-228, a case against Nebraska’s ban on paying initiative circulators on a per-signature basis. The basis was that the same plaintiff had lost in this issue in state court. … Continue reading
On February 11, the New York Senate Elections Committee passed S3149, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. An identical bill, A4422, had passed the Assembly last year, and New York has two-year legislative sessions, so the only barrier to the … Continue reading
On November 8, 2013, a federal lawsuit was filed against Oregon’s ban on paying petitioners on the basis of how many signatures they collect. Buehler v Brown, 3:13cv-1990. An earlier lawsuit against that ban failed to achieve any change in … Continue reading
