On March 24, a U.S. District Court in Eugene, Oregon, upheld Oregon laws that require initiative circulators who are being paid to complete a class about petitioning rules. The decision also upholds a ban on anyone working as a paid … Continue reading
On March 24, a hearing on procedural motions was held in U.S. District Court in Riddle v Secretary of State, the case over Colorado’s law that bars independent candidates (for office other than President) if they had been registered into … Continue reading
By an odd coincidence, two court hearings involving the Constitution Party will be held at exactly the same hour on the same day this week, one in Nevada and one in California. The Nevada case is Fasano v Ashjian, in … Continue reading
On March 23, two members of the U.S. House introduced HR 4918, to require states to draw up redistricting plans for U.S. House district boundaries in a public process. The bill would require states to have an internet site to … Continue reading
Last year, a lawsuit was filed arguing that the disparity in U.S. House districts violates the 14th amendment. Montana has one U.S. House seat and contains approximately 900,000 residents. Wyoming has one U.S. House seat and contains approximately 500,000 residents. … Continue reading
