On July 20, an en banc panel of all 15 full-time Fifth Circuit judges issued an opinion in Veasey v State of Texas, 14-41127. Nine of the fifteen voted that the Texas law requiring certain kinds of government photo-ID law … Continue reading
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On July 20, U.S. District Court Judge David Campbell refused to enjoin the new Arizona law that requires a very large number of write-ins in the primary of a small qualified party, in order for those candidates to be considered … Continue reading
On July 20, a lower Illinois state court ruled that the initiative to set up an independent redistricting commission to draws legislative district lines cannot be on the November 2016 ballot, even though it has enough signatures. She said the … Continue reading
Thomas Rudd is the Lake County, Illinois Coroner. He is trying to run for re-election this year as an independent candidate. No one argues that he lacks enough valid signatures, but he is not on the ballot because he first … Continue reading
The Connecticut Secretary of State now acknowledges that there is nothing illegal or unconstitutional about Rocky De La Fuente’s independent candidate petition. It lists De La Fuente for President and Michael Steinberg for Vice-President. They both live in Florida. Originally … Continue reading