On February 19, the city council of Fort Collins, Colorado, voted to ban write-in candidates in city elections. In 1912, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that all ballots must allow write-ins. Littlejohn v People ex rel Desch, 121 P.159, held … Continue reading
Iowa Representative Derek Wulf (R-Hudson) has introduced HF 353. It bars candidates from primaries if they have been members of another party during the preceding year. Here is the text. It also bars voters from voting in primaries if they … Continue reading
On February 19, the state of Tennessee filed this amicus brief in the Fourth Circuit in Casa, Inc. v Trump, 25-1153. This is one of the lawsuits challenging President Trump’s order on citizenship. Tennessee has filed in support of the … Continue reading
On February 19, the Ninth Circuit refused to stay the order of the U.S. District Court of Washington state, in State of Washington v Donald Trump, 25-807. This is the case in which President Trump’s executive order on citizenship had … Continue reading
On February 19, the Wyoming Senate Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee passed HB 173. It had already passed the house. It increases the petition requirement for statewide independents from 2% to 3% of the last vote for U.S. House. … Continue reading
