A trial will be held this week in North Carolina state court, over whether the new U.S. House and legislative districts constitute an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The North Carolina Supreme Court has previously ruled that the state constitution prohibits partisan … Continue reading
As already noted, on December 31 (Friday), U.S. District Court Judge Lance E. Walker ordered the Maine Secretary of State to put the Libertarian Party on the 2022 ballot. It has now been almost 3 days later and no general … Continue reading
On December 27, in response to a question, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said he supports restoring the statewide initiative process in his state. See this story. The initiative is in the State Constitution, but early in 2019 the State Supreme … Continue reading
In 2019, the Iowa legislature moved the petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, form August to March. That same year, the Libertarian Party filed a federal lawsuit against that change. Both sides asked for … Continue reading
California petitions in lieu of filing fee for 2022 only are reduced, under SB 594, which was signed into law on September 27, 2021. However, the petitioning period is shorter than normal, because redistricting was late. For 2022 only, State … Continue reading
