On December 18, U.S. District Court Judge Colin S. Bruce, an Obama appointee, upheld the Illinois petition requirement for U.S. House for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. Gill v Scholz, 3:16cv-3221. The 22-page opinion says that no … Continue reading
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Ohio Senate Bill 10 is dead. The bill passed the State Senate unanimously last year, but it never received any action in the House. It would have eliminated primary elections when only one person files for a particular office. It … Continue reading
Historian Michael L. Rosin, who lives in New Jersey, has filed this amicus curiae brief in Guerra v Washington State, 95347-3. Like the Independence Institute amicus mentioned in the preceding post, Rosin also argues that the intent of the U.S. … Continue reading
The Washington State Supreme Court will hear Guerra v Washington State, 95347-3, on January 22, 2019. This is the case over whether the state can fine presidential electors who vote for someone for president who did not win the popular … Continue reading
On December 17, Maine Republican Congressman Bruce Poliquin and some voters who support him filed a notice of appeal to the First Circuit, in Baber v Dunlap. This is the case that argues the U.S. Constitution does not permit ranked … Continue reading