Earlier this year, the Texas legislature passed a law that candidates from parties that nominate by convention must pay a filing fee. However, the law did not say whether it was just the convention nominees who needed to pay the … Continue reading
On August 20, the Tenth Circuit ruled 2-1 that presidential electors have the constitutional right to vote for anyone who meets the constitutional qualifications to be president. Baca v Griswold, 18-1173. This is the first time any court has made … Continue reading
Mississippi’s Constitution says that no one can be elected Governor without both receiving the greatest number of votes, and carrying a majority of state house districts. A lawsuit is currently pending in U.S. District Court to overturn that law. On … Continue reading
Colorado requires statewide initiatives to obtain the signatures of 2% of the number of registered voters in each of the 35 State Senate districts. On August 21, the Tenth Circuit upheld that requirement. Semple v Griswold, 18-1123. Here is the … Continue reading
On August 20, all four candidates for U.S. House in the September 10 special election in North Carolina’s 3rd district debated each other. They are the nominees of the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, and Constitution Parties. See this story. … Continue reading
