U.S. District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw, an Obama appointee, will hear Newsom v Golden, m.d., 3:22cv-318, on Tuesday, May 10, at 9 a.m. This is the case over the Tennessee Republican Party’s disqualification of a congressional candidate in its own … Continue reading
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On April 21, the South Carolina Senate passed HB 4919 unanimously. Among other things, it bans fusion, the ability of two parties to jointly nominate the same candidate. However, the bill was amended in the Senate, so it must return … Continue reading
On May 3, New York election officials removed Andrew Rainey from the Democratic primary ballot for Assembly, 95th district. Rainey is the former Mayor of Peekskill. He needed 500 signatures. He submitted 749, but after he was challenged, he was … Continue reading
On May 4, an Illinois state trial court removed five Republicans from the primary ballot for McLean County Board. One of the candidates is an incumbent and the chair of the county board. See this story. Their primary petitions didn’t … Continue reading
According to this news story, the South Dakota Secretary of State rejected the documents from the Libertarian Party’s nominating convention, putting their November ballot status in jeopardy. However, the Secretary of State’s office as of May 5 says the matter … Continue reading