On February 4, the South Carolina House Judiciary Committee passed H3067, the bill that makes it illegal for two parties to jointly nominate the same candidate. The bill is sponsored by 7 Republican representatives, including the Majority Leader. The South … Continue reading
The 9th circuit will postpone proceedings in Nader v Cronin, the Hawaii 2004 ballot access case over whether a state may require six times as many signatures for a presidential independent candidate as it requires for an entire new party. … Continue reading
On February 6, the Virginia House Privileges and Elections Committee passed HB 2642 by a vote of 22-0, after amending the bill. The amended bill makes it a crime for anyone to pay petition circulators on a per-signature basis, or … Continue reading
On February 19, U.S. District Court Judge James Brady will hold a hearing in Libertarian Party v Dardenne, the Louisiana ballot access case. Last year, Judge Brady had granted an injunction putting Bob Barr on the Louisiana ballot, but the … Continue reading
Here is a link to the 61-page memorandum in ProtectMarriage.com v Bowen, the decision that rejected a request that the names and addresses of donors to California’s Proposition 8 be kept private. Proposition 8 last year was the same-sex marriage … Continue reading
