Due to a difficult primary petition requirement in South Dakota this year, no Democrat qualified to run for the state’s sole U.S. House seat. This is the first time since 1930 that the Democrats have not had a full slate … Continue reading
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On April 2, the Michigan State Appeals Court ordered the Secretary of State to check the signatures on a statewide initiative, even though the petition had the wrong election date. The court said there is no statutory requirement that initiative … Continue reading
On April 5, Lincoln Chafee withdrew as a candidate for the Libertarian Party nomination. See this story. Thanks to Eric Garris for the link. … Continue reading
Wisconsin is holding its judicial non-partisan elections on April 7, along with Democratic and Republican presidential primaries. On April 4 the Republican National Committee asked the U.S. Supreme Court to disallow a ruling of the lower federal courts, permitting absentee … Continue reading
On March 30, an Ohio group in support of an initiative to raise the minimum wage sued in state court to ask for a reduction in the number of signatures for 2020 only. The group had collected 73,968 signatures by … Continue reading