The South Dakota Senate State Affairs heard testimony on SB 69 on Wednesday, January 21. This bill moves the deadline for a newly-qualifying party from March to February, even though in 1984 the state settled out of court and agreed … Continue reading
Oklahoma State Senator David Holt (R-Oklahoma City) has introduced SB 318. It lowers the number of signatures needed for a newly-qualifying party to get on the ballot, and also lowers the number of signatures for an independent presidential candidate, or … Continue reading
On January 20, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Williams-Yulee v The Florida Bar, 13-1499. The issue is whether judicial candidates have a First Amendment right to ask for campaign donations. Here is the 65-page transcript of the argument. … Continue reading
The Ninth Circuit will hear oral argument in Arizona Libertarian Party v Bennett on January 29, Thursday, in Tucson. This is the case in which the Arizona Libertarian and Green Parties challenge the voter registration form. In the section where … Continue reading
According to this story, the Democratic national convention in 2016 will start either July 25 or August 22. The 2016 Republican convention will start July 18. Early August is not used for major party presidential conventions because the Olympics take … Continue reading
