On October 4, the plaintiffs who are fighting Montana’s ban on out-of-state circulators for initiatives filed this 31-page brief in U.S. District Court. The case is Pierce v Stapleton, 6:18cv-63. The plaintiffs also challenge the Montana law banning paying circulators … Continue reading
The Los Angeles Times has this editorial, urging California Secretary of State not to appeal the U.S. District Court decision that enjoined the state’s new presidential tax returns-ballot bill. The editorial says an appeal is a waste of public resources. … Continue reading
The Approval Voting Party is now a ballot-qualified party in Colorado, because it now has more than 1,000 registered members. The Secretary of State’s web page doesn’t have the November 1 2019 registration tally up yet, but the October 1 … Continue reading
Even though the California Secretary of State has said he will appeal the order of the U.S. District Court, enjoining the tax returns-ballot law, he still hasn’t filed a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit. This is surprising, because … Continue reading
On October 2, New Hampshire said the presidential primary filing dates in 2020 will be October 30-November 15, 2019. Only the Republican and Democratic Parties will have a presidential primary in 2020. The Libertarian Party would have had one if … Continue reading
