On March 25, the California State Appeals Court refused to put Che Ahn on the ballot as a gubernatorial candidate. Ahn v Superior Court, C105918. Ahn was kept off the ballot because he didn’t file his income tax returns for … Continue reading
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This news story says the Arizona Independent Party will appeal the decision that it can’t change its name. The ruling yesterday ignored all the precedents from the U.S. Supreme Court about freedom of association. It ignored all the history of … Continue reading
On Marh 25, a California state trial court ruled that voters who sign petitions for candidates must fill out the address blank personally. If the petition signer lets someone else fill in the address, the signature is invalid. Calhoon v … Continue reading
The tentative candidate list issued by the California Secretary of State reveals that there are eight Assembly districts in which only one person filed to be on the June 2 primary ballot. Therefore, in those eight districts, a candidate who … Continue reading
On March 25, the California Supreme Court refused to hear Gilbert v The Superior Court of Sacramento County, S295810. This is the challenge to the Secretary of State’s policy that she cannot examine the constitutional qualifications of candidates for Governor.