On April 11, Central Jersey Progressive Democrats filed a lawsuit in state court to overturn a state law that requires that county organizations of qualified parties have an equal number of male and female committee members. The lawsuit is filed … Continue reading
On April 8, the Democratic Party filed this brief in Jacobson v Ertel, n.d., 4:18cv-262. This is the case over the Florida law that says the party that won the most recent gubernatorial election will always have the top line … Continue reading
On April 11, the Ninth Circuit heard De La Fuente v Wyman, 18-35208, in Seattle. Here is a link to the video, which lasts 48 minutes. Washington has one of the nation’s oddest ballot access procedures. The state requires 1,000 … Continue reading
On April 11, the Illinois Senate passed SB 145 by 36-19. It says that presidential candidates cannot appear on either the presidential primary ballot, or the general election ballot, if they don’t submit copies of their tax returns for the … Continue reading
Earlier this year, the Kentucky legislature changed the deadline for the nominees of qualified convention parties to file a declaration of candidacy, from April 1, to mid-January of an election year. Kentucky elects its statewide state offices in November 2019, … Continue reading
