On Monday, April 4, the Utah Supreme Court will hear Utah Republican Party v Herbert, 2016-0077. The court will decide whether a qualified political party has the right to provide that no candidate may qualify for its primary ballot unless … Continue reading
On March 16, the very last day for candidates to file for Congress in California’s June primary, Ron Unz filed for U.S. Senate. See this story. There are now three well-known California Republicans running for U.S. Senate: Unz, past state … Continue reading
Both the Independent Voters Project, and Fairvote, have recently received permission to file amicus curiae briefs in Level the Playing Field v Federal Election Commission. The case challenges the FEC for refusing to rule that the Commission on Presidential Debates … Continue reading
On March 16, the Minnesota House Government Operations & Elections Policy Committee heard HB 2735, which would set up a presidential primary in Minnesota. The bill provides that it would be the first Tuesday of March. The bill would not … Continue reading
This interesting news story describes how Arizona State Senator Sylvia Allen tried to persuade her audience to support the National Popular Vote Plan bill. Allen is a conservative Republican who supports the plan. She was speaking to a meeting of … Continue reading
