On March 10, the Peace & Freedom Party of California, the Libertarian Party of California, and the Green Party of Alameda County asked the California Supreme Court to hear their ballot access appeal. The case is Rubin v Padilla, S224970. The … Continue reading
On March 10, the Oklahoma House passed HB 2181 by a vote of 90-0. The eleven members who didn’t vote were all excused that day, which means that no legislator who was in the chamber abstained. The bill now goes … Continue reading
On March 9, the opening brief was filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, in D-R Organization of New Jersey v Guadagno, A-206-14. This case was filed in the trial court in August, 2014, but the courts … Continue reading
On March 9, the Arizona House defeated HB 2138 by 26-33. It would have moved the primary for office other than President from the 4th Tuesday in August to the 2nd Tuesday in July. If the bill had passed, the … Continue reading
Nebraska and Maine are the only states in which each U.S. House district elects its own presidential elector. According to this story, the Nebraska system is likely to survive. A bill to repeal it, and use winner-take-all, LB 10, seems … Continue reading
On February 19, the North Dakota House defeated HB 1260 by a vote of 37-55. It would have eliminated the minimum vote test for a candidate to be considered nominated in a party primary. North Dakota is the only state … Continue reading