On May 24, 1819 News, a multi-media news source for Alabama, reported that the Secretary of State has accepted the validity of the Libertarian Party’s statewide petition. It required 51,588 valid signatures. The party has been working on it for … Continue reading
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On May 24, the New York League of Women Voters filed this reply reply in LWV of NY v Kosinski, s.d., 1:22cv-4084. This is the case concerning whether the statewide office primaries should be on June 28 or August 23. … Continue reading
Michigan has unusually severe petition requirements for primaries for some statewide offices and U.S. House. According to this story, three Republican candidates for U.S. House, and five Republican gubernatorial candidates, have been told they don’t have enough valid signatures. One … Continue reading
This California Politico news story says that to an increasing extent, the California top-two system encourages incumbents to attack their stronger opponent, in hopes of boosting a weaker opponent, by insincere media ad campaigns. For example, a Democrat will boost … Continue reading
On May 23, the losing side in Migliori v Lehigh County Board of Elections asked the Third Circuit to stay its own decision. The issue is whether mail ballots in which the voter forgot to add the date of signing … Continue reading