The past few presidential elections have seen a depressing retrogression on the part of states, as to whether they will tally the write-in votes for declared write-in presidential candidates. The latest to backslide is Maine, where the Secretary of State … Continue reading
New York State Senator James Skoufis (D-Cornwall) has introduced S 1819, which would move the presidential primary to the fourth Tuesday in June. That is the same date as the primary for non-presidential office. The 2020 New York presidential primaries … Continue reading
The Peoples Party has filed to be a political body in California. In California, a “political body” is an unqualified party that will attempt to become a qualified party. Groups that wish to be political parties must persuade approximately 68,000 … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Kopitke v Bell, 20-897, at its February 19 conference. This is the challenge to the North Carolina petition deadline for independent presidential candidates, which was moved to March 3 in 2018. … Continue reading
Ohio initiative proponents have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Thompson v DeWine, the case over ballot access for initiatives during the health crisis. The case doesn’t have a case number yet, but here is the cert petition. The … Continue reading
