On April 8, the Third Circuit issued this 13-page opinion in Balsam v Guadagno, 14-3882. Plaintiffs are New Jersey voters who argued that the state’s closed primary system is unconstitutional and should be abolished. Some of the voters are registered … Continue reading
On April 6, the Texas House Elections Committee passed HB 464, which requires candidates nominated in convention to pay filing fees. The vote was 5-1. Traditionally, in Texas, filing fees have only been required for candidates running in partisan primaries, … Continue reading
Virginia Delegate Joseph D. Morrissey, who was re-elected as an independent in a special election on January 13, 2015, wants to seek the Democratic nomination for State Senate, 16th district, this year. When Virginia parties choose to use primaries to … Continue reading
On April 8, the Oklahoma Senate Rules Committee amended HB 2181, the bill easing ballot access for newly-qualifying parties. The bill as passed by the House sets the petition at 1% of the last gubernatorial vote. As amended by the … Continue reading
The web page Restore Voter Choice has links to all the briefs filed so far in the California Supreme Court, in Rubin v Padilla. The minor parties filed their opening brief in early March 2015, and the government and the … Continue reading
