On March 7, Illinois told the U.S. Supreme Court that it doesn’t plan to respond to the ballot access cert petition filed by the Green Party. The Green Party challenges the petition requirements for nominees of unqualified parties to get … Continue reading
On March 7, Mark French, who was a candidate for Justice of the Peace in 2014 in Sanders County, Montana, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal. He has been challenging a Montana law that does not allow … Continue reading
On March 7, the Massachusetts Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the lawsuit over whether the Massachusetts Constitution forbids requiring voters to have registered at least 20 days before an election. See this story. … Continue reading
On March 7, the Utah House passed HB 338, which repeals the law that allows candidates to petition onto a primary ballot even though they may not have much support at at party convention or caucus. The vote was 53-19. … Continue reading
Matt Ford has this essay in The New Republic, on whether states can keep presidential candidates off the ballot who refuse to release their income tax returns. The piece does not mention the precedent LaRouche v Hannah, 822 SW 2d … Continue reading
