Josh Putnam, who runs the FrontloadingHQ blog about presidential primaries, has this article at 538.com. He discusses the idea that if the U.S. Supreme Court rules that presidential electors are free to vote for any qualified candidate, that “chaos” would … Continue reading
On June 16, several Rhode Island candidates for State Senate in Democratic and Republican primaries filed a federal lawsuit for ballot access relief. They each need 100 signatures. The signatures must be obtained between June 30 and July 10. They … Continue reading
The Socialist Equality Party has announced plans to attempt to place its presidential nominee on the Illinois ballot. See this press release. The presidential nominee is Joseph Kishore. No party with “socialist” or “socialism” in its name has been on … Continue reading
On June 15, U.S. District Court Judge Peter Welte, a Trump appointee, denied ballot access relief to proponents of a North Dakota initiative. Sinner v Jaeger, 3:20cv-76. They had asked that electronic signatures be permitted, and that the requirement that … Continue reading
The U.S. House is expected to vote on HR51 on June 26. It is extremely likely to pass, because it is co-authored by over half the members of the U.S. House. Thanks to Political Wire for this news. HR51 is … Continue reading
