U.S. District Court Judge Franklin Valderrama, a Trump appointee, will hear Sigcho-Lopez v Illinois State Board of Elections, n.d., 1:26cv-9156, on Wednesday, September 16, at 9:30 a.m. This is one of the cases that challenges the Illinois 5% petition for … Continue reading
On September 9, the Texas Republican Party informed the U.S. District Court that its lawsuit is now stronger than it was originally. The new filing points out that the state party recently passed a resolution in favor of a closed … Continue reading
On September 10, the Attorney General of New Mexico, Raul Torrez, a Democrat, filed an amicus curiae in the Tenth Circuit in New Mexico Forward Party v Toulouse Oliver, 26-2145. The surprise is that he filed it on the side … Continue reading
On September 10, the Missouri Supreme Court said that Secretary of State Denny Hoskins had been in contempt of court last week, but that he is no longer in contempt, so there is no punishment. Early, some Missouri Republican state … Continue reading
This year, West Virginia has 19 minor party candidates for the legislature on the ballot. That is the most since at least 1936, and possibly earlier. The number of minor party legislative nominees in 1936 is unknown. The only minor … Continue reading
