As already noted, on September 3, a U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania upheld the state’s minimum vote requirement in primaries for write-in candidates. On September 4, the plaintiff-candidate appealed to the Third Circuit. Pugh v Berks County Board of Elections.
Sixteen amici curiae briefs have been filed in the U.S. Supreme Court in National Republican Senatorial Committee v FEC, 24-621, on the side of striking down the federal law that limits how much money parties can spend on their own … Continue reading
In 2010 the voters of the District of Columbia passed an initiative, providing that the voters should elect the Attorney General for the district. Voters have been choosing the Attorney General starting in 2014. Now, bills are being drafted by … Continue reading
On September 3, U.S. District Court John M. Gallagher upheld the Pennsylvania law that requires a minimum number of write-ins in a partisan primary before the candidate can be nominated. Pugh v Berks County Board of Elections, e.d., 5:25cv-3267. The … Continue reading
On August 25, the Wyoming Secretary of State filed this brief in Malcom v Gray, Laramie County 2024-cv-0202658. This is the lawsuit filed by some voters to overturn Wyoming’s closed primaries. Another issue in the case is the state ban … Continue reading
