The first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate will be held Wednesday, August 23. Eight candidates qualified. They needed 1% in the polls plus at least 40,000 individual donors. By contrast, the last time there were Republican presidential primary debates, in … Continue reading
On August 17, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to intervene in the redistricting case for City Commission in Miami. The U.S. District Court had determined that the plan passed by the Commission violates the Voting Rights Act because … Continue reading
The Fourteenth Amendment says, “No person shall be a Senator or Representative to Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an … Continue reading
The Los Angeles Times has this article about likely challenges to the primary presidential ballot position of former President Donald Trump. Thanks to ElectionLawBlog for the link. … Continue reading
On August 18, James Buckley died at the age of 100. In 1970 he was elected to the U.S. Senate from New York. He was the Conservative Party nominee, and he defeated the nominees of the Democratic Party and the … Continue reading
