Maryland Delgate Alonzo Washington (D-Hyattsville) has introduced HB 1559. It lowers the number of signatures for a statewide independent candidate from 1% of the number of registered voters (now approximately 37,000 signatures) to exactly 10,000 signatures. … Continue reading
On March 10, proponents of a Maine initiative to legalize marijuana filed a lawsuit over whether their initiative has enough valid signatures. The law requires 61,123 signatures. Proponents submitted 99,229. The Secretary of State determined that only 51,543 signatures are … Continue reading
On March 10, Judge Dan Pellegrini of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that Ted Cruz is a natural-born citizen. The judge ruled that a “natural-born citizen” is one who is a citizen at birth and who therefore does not need … Continue reading
According to this story, a court in the U.S. Virgin Islands has restored the voter registration of John Yob. He had moved to the Virgin Islands so that he could seek election as a delegate to the Republican National Convention. … Continue reading
On March 10, the Oklahoma Senate passed SB 896. It eases the definition of “political party” from a group that polled 10% for the office at the top of the ballot, to one that polled 2.5% for the office at … Continue reading
