On April 7, Hawaii Governor David Ige signed HB 1471, which slightly eases the petitioning procedure for newly-qualifying parties. The old law has a column on the petition for the signers to show their entire birthdate. The bill deletes the … Continue reading
Three candidates have withdrawn from the June 2022 Alaska primary for U.S. House, special election. Therefore, there are now 48 candidates on the ballot instead of 51: 21 independents, 16 Republicans, 6 Democrats, 3 Libertarians, and one each from the … Continue reading
On April 8, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in Mecinas v Hobbs, 20-16301. This is the lawsuit filed in 2020 by the Democratic National Committee against the Arizona law that determines the order of candidates on general election ballots. … Continue reading
On April 8, U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Helen Adams issued a ten-page opinion in Libertarian Party of Iowa v Pate, s.d., 4:19cv-241. She had issued a text order on March 31, saying the March petition deadline for independent candidates … Continue reading
On April 5, the Mississippi legislature adjourned. HC 39, to restore the statewide initiative process, failed to pass. See this story. … Continue reading
