On February 21, the California Secretary of State posted the list of declared write-in candidates for the March 2020 primary. Under California’s top-two system for congress and partisan state office, if only two candidates are running, obviously both of them … Continue reading
The Fourth Circuit wants oral argument in Kopitke v Bell, 19-2355. This is the lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s March petition deadline for independent candidates, and the requirement that they collect approximately 70,000 valid signatures if they are running for statewide … Continue reading
On February 20, U.S. District Court Judge John R.Blakey issued an injunction in Swart v City of Chicago, n.d., 1:19cv-6213, requiring Chicago to allow petitioning in Millenium Park, the city’s most-visited park. The case had been filed by individuals working … Continue reading
On February 19, the Missouri House Elections & Elected Officials Committee heard testimony on HB 1639, to change Missouri from an open primary to a closed primary. The author is Representative Jered Taylor (R-Republic). If passed, the bill would not … Continue reading
A Nevada initiative for a top-two primary is circulating in Nevada. The Reno Gazette Journal has this op-ed by John Linden, criticizing the idea. … Continue reading
