On March 4, a California state trial court ordered the Secretary of State to put William Scott on the June 2026 ballot as a candidate for U.S. House, 26th district. Scott v Weber, Sacramento Superior Court, 26WM000040. Scott is a … Continue reading
On March 9, U.S. District Court Judge Louise Wood Flanagan, a Bush Jr. appointee, upheld North Carolina’s ban on a voter taking a picture of that voter’s voted ballot. Hogarth v Bell, e.d., 5:24cv-481. The ruling says the ban is … Continue reading
This article says that the President of the Louisiana Senate, and the Lieutenant Governor, predict that next year the Louisiana legislature will eliminate the closed primary that is being used for congressional elections this year. … Continue reading
Filing has closed for the June 2026 California top-two primary. The gubernatorial candidates of the Socialist Workers Party and of the American Solidarity Party each qualified, although the law won’t allow their party names to be listed on the ballot. … Continue reading
On March 7, the Alabama Republican Party passed a resolution asking the legislature to pass a bill to close primaries. See this story. There is no bill currently pending in the legislature on that subject. … Continue reading
