On August 6, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman, an Obama appointee, upheld the discriminatory Texas law on filing fee distribution. When a candidate of a party that nominates by primary, the filing fee paid by that candidate goes to … Continue reading
With Democratic members of the Texas legislature recently hitting the interstate road to try to stop US House redistricting legislation, I thought this was an interesting, fairly concise history of the practice from the Texas Tribune. … Continue reading
Here is an interesting story from The Christian Science Monitor stating that due to the current multistate US House redistricting brouhaha, the national Board of Directors is considering a change to its universal opposition to partisan gerrymandering. Thanks again to … Continue reading
On August 4, the voters who supported Cornel West’s ballot position in North Carolina filed this brief in their ballot access case. Although the U.S. District Court had put Cornel West’s party on the ballot last year, the case is … Continue reading
On August 7, the Catoosa County, Georgia Republican Party filed this 28-page brief in its lawsuit to exclude candidates from its primary ballot whom the party feels are not bona fide Republicans. The party is also fighting to win the … Continue reading
