New York state holds a special election for Assembly, 65th district, on April 19. According to this New York Times story, there is a possibility the Working Families Party nominee, Yuh-Line Niou, will defeat the Democratic nominee, Alice Cancel. In … Continue reading
On Friday, February 19, U.S. District Court Judge James M. Moody held a trial in Libertarian Party of Arkansas v Martin, e.d., 4:15cv-635. The issue is the 2015 law that says newly-qualifying parties must hold their nominating conventions an entire … Continue reading
On February 18, Bernie Sanders criticized severe ballot access laws for minor party and independent candidates. See this story. Thanks to Independent Political Report for the link. … Continue reading
On the evening of February 19, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a stay in Harris v McCrory, the redistricting case, so the new June 7 primary that is just for U.S. House will proceed. Thanks to Rick Hasen for this … Continue reading
On February 19, the North Carolina legislature passed HB 2 (in the Special Legislative session). It says that unless the U.S. Supreme Court stays the February 5 order of a 3-judge court by early March, the state will hold a … Continue reading
