On July 21, advocates of Ohio initiatives filed this reply brief in the Sixth Circuit in Thompson v DeWine, 21-3514, the case over whether during the health crisis, relief should have been granted to initiative petitions. … Continue reading
On July 14, U.S. District Court Judge M. Casey Rodgers, a Bush Jr. appointee, enjoined the Florida law that makes it illegal for candidates for non-partisan office from mentioning their political party. Hetherington v Madden, n.d., 3:21cv-671. Here is the … Continue reading
Paula Jean Swearengin, who was the 2020 Democratic Party nominee for U.S. Senate from West Virginia, has announced that she has left the Democratic Party and joined the People’s Party. She has been appointed state director for West Virginia for … Continue reading
Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-Pennsylvania) has introduced a bill to require that the Speaker of the House be an elected member of the House. The bill doesn’t have a bill number yet. Article II, section two of the U.S. Constitution says … Continue reading
The Maine legislative session for this year is over, and LD 231 did not pass. This is the bill to let independent voters vote in partisan primaries. Although it received affirmative votes in both houses of the legislature, afterwards it … Continue reading
