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Law Professor Richard Pildes here presents a plan to add 150 more members of the U.S. House. The new members would be elected statewide, or possibly in large regions of each state that would elect 3 or 4 members. The … Continue reading
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On July 21, as expected, the Illinois State Board of Elections ruled that Mayra Macias and Byron Sigcho-Lopez should not be on the ballot as independent candidates in the 4th U.S. House district. They each needed 10,816 valid signatures, and … Continue reading
Last week, a Pennsylvania state trial court interpreted the election code to not require write-in candidates for party office to get a minimum of ten write-in votes in the primary. See this story. The law appears to contradict itself on … Continue reading
On July 30, U.S. District Court Judge Sara Darrow issued an opinion in Flowers v Illinois State Board of Elections, c.d., 4:26cv-4062. This is a lawsuit against the Illinois 5% petition for independent candidates for U.S. House. The judge dismissed … Continue reading
On July 20, a Tennessee state trial court ruled that the Democratic Party is allowed to block a candidate from its primary on the grounds that the party doesn’t believe the candidate is a bona fide Democxrat. Elizabeth Stephens wanted … Continue reading