On June 4, New Mexico held presidential primaries for the Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian Parties. See here. Lars Mapstead won the Libertarian primary with 58%, defeating the uncommitted slate. The primary is not binding. No Libertarian presidential primary is ever … Continue reading
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On June 3, former Texas Republican congressman Tom DeLay endorsed the Constitution Party’s presidential ticket. See this article. DeLay was the U.S. House Majority Leader between 2003 and 2005. DeLay argues that boosting Randall Terry would actually help former President … Continue reading
On June 3, court officials in the U.S. District Court in Nevada assigned the lawsuit Team Kennedy v Aguilar to U.S. District Court Judge James C. Mahan, a Bush Jr. appointee. In 2010, Judge Mahan enjoined a Nevada election law … Continue reading
Law Professor Derek Muller here writes on ElectionLawBlog that the CNN presidential debate criteria are internally inconsistent. … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Rose v Raffensperger, 23-1060, at its June 20 conference. This is the case over whether Georgia Public Service Commissioner elections should be at-large or by districts. The Eleventh Circuit had ruled … Continue reading