On April 19, the supporters of Bernie Sanders who are suing the Democratic National Committee filed their reply brief in the Eleventh Circuit in Wilding v Democratic National Committee, 17-14194. The brief says, “To wit, Defendants want this Court to … Continue reading
On April 19, the Third Circuit issued an opinion in Wilmoth v Secretary of State of New Jersey, 17-1925. The issue is New Jersey’s law that requires petitioners to be registered voters in New Jersey. The two plaintiffs, Shawn Wilmoth … Continue reading
The Minnesota legislature ends its 2018 session in a month. The bills to prevent local jurisdictions from using ranked-choice voting for their own elections seem unlikely to pass. SF 3325 had passed the Senate Government Finance & Elections Committee on … Continue reading
The Libertarian Party of Georgia has a lawsuit pending in U.S. District Court against the petition requirement for minor party and independent candidates for U.S. House. On April 20, the party was required to notify the state of the substance … Continue reading
Although the North Carolina legislature in 2017 made some huge improvements to ballot access for newly-qualifying parties, the ballot access laws relating to independent candidate are still faulty. Last year, a lawsuit was filed in federal court against some of … Continue reading
