On April 6, Arkansas asked the Eighth Circuit to block independent candidate Mark Moore from getting on the ballot as an independent candidate this year, on the grounds that he didn’t file candidacy paperwork by the March 1 deadline. Last … Continue reading
On April 6, the Institute for Free Speech filed this 20-page amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in French v Jones, 17-1255. The issue is a Montana law that makes it illegal for a candidate for judicial office to … Continue reading
North Carolina campaign finance laws allow individuals to give more money to qualify parties than to unqualified parties. Early this year the Constitution Party filed a federal lawsuit against that disparity. The case, Constitution Party v Strach, w.d., 3:18cv-6, now … Continue reading
On April 5, a New Mexico lower court upheld the ability of Joseph Cervantes to remain on the June 2018 Democratic primary ballot as a candidate for Governor. One of his Democratic opponents, Jeff Apodaca, had sued the Secretary of … Continue reading
Bills in each house of the California legislature to ban paying circulators on any basis except hourly are both advancing. AB 1947 passed the Assembly Elections Committee on March 21. SB 1394 passed the Senate Elections Committee on April 3. … Continue reading
