The Ninth Circuit will hear Townley v State of Nevada, 12-16881, on Monday, March 11, at 9:30 a.m. The panel will be Judge John Noonan (a Reagan appointee), Raymond Fisher (Clinton), and Jacqueline Nguyen (Obama). The issue is whether Nevada’s … Continue reading
On March 4, the South Dakota Senate passed HB 1018, the omnibus election law bill that includes a provision that a ballot-qualified party may remove itself from the ballot. That provision was included so that Americans Elect can revoke its … Continue reading
On February 20, the Oklahoma Senate Rules Committee passed SB 309, on the subject of presidential electors who don’t vote for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates that the elector had been expected to vote for. Unlike the model bill that … Continue reading
On March 4, five Nevada Republican state legislators introduced SB 212, which provides for a presidential primary for Nevada, to be held in January. The bill also says that the primary for all other partisan office should also be in … Continue reading
On March 4, the Birmingham News again published a column by Joey Kennedy, deploring Alabama ballot access and publicizing SB 265, the bill to cut the number of signatures in half and improve the deadline somewhat. The newspaper had a … Continue reading
