On May 23, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed HB 794. The bill moves the petition deadline to place a party on the ballot, but the improvement is slight. The deadline moves from March to early April. Also, the bill deletes … Continue reading
Tennessee lets ex-felons register to vote, unless they still owe any restitution payments. On May 23, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a case that challenges that policy concerning people who still owe money. The people who filed the … Continue reading
Heidi Fuller recently filed this 25-page reply brief, in Fuller v Bowen, pending in the California Court of Appeals. The case concerns the California Constitution’s requirement that candidates for the legislature must have lived in their district at least one … Continue reading
As noted at this blog on May 4, an Assistant United States Attorney, David A. DeJute, told the 9th circuit on May 2 that Ralph Nader had tried to disqualify other presidential candidates from the ballot in the past. On … Continue reading
The Constitution Party no longer enjoys qualified status in California, so the party is taking steps to make it possible for its 2012 presidential nominee to be on the California general election ballot. Earlier this month, the party sought a … Continue reading
