Texas HB 464, which would have required candidates nominated by minor party conventions to pay filing fees, has failed to pass. Even though it passed its first Committee hearing, it did not advance further, and it is now too late … Continue reading
As reported earlier, Flint, Michigan, is having a mayoral election this summer, but currently none of the four candidates’ names will be on the ballot. According to this story, state legislators who represent Flint, including the minority leader in the … Continue reading
On May 8, the Ninth Circuit ruled that a resident of Guam is entitled to get a ruling on whether a particular Guam election law is unconstitutional. Guam law says residents who are descended from someone who was living in … Continue reading
California Assemblymember Frank Bigelow has decided not to advance his AB 372 this calendar year. This is the bill that says write-in candidates for Congress and partisan state office who place second in the June primary (and thereby have a … Continue reading
On May 7, the Libertarian Party and the Green Party of Arizona asked the Ninth Circuit to reconsider the April 2015 decision in Arizona Libertarian Party v Bennett, 13-16254. The issue is the voter registration form, which gives the two … Continue reading
