On December 5, California Assemblymember Chad Mayes said he is switching his registration from Republican to independent. He will run for re-election in 2020 as an independent. He lives in Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, and was first elected to … Continue reading
Michigan voters who don’t like the state’s new redistricting commission, including the state Republican Party, have appealed to the Sixth Circuit in Daunt v Benson, 19-2377. The U.S. District Court had refused to enjoin the commission. Thanks to Thomas Jones … Continue reading
On December 5, U.S. District Court Magistrate John T. Johnston heard oral argument in Montana Green Party v Stapleton, 6:18cv-87. The chief issue in the case is the unequal distribution requirement for the party petition. The Green Party successfully gathered … Continue reading
On December 5, the Texas Secretary of State appealed the order in Dikeman v Hughs, the case over whether candidates seeking the nomination of a convention party must pay the same filing fee that primary candidates pay. The case is … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Colorado Department of State v Baca, 19-518, at its January 10, 2020 conference. This is the case on “faithless electors” from Colorado. The Court had already set a conference date of … Continue reading
