On the afternoon of March 23, U.S. District Court Judge Andrea Wood said her decision in Libertarian Party of Illinois v Illinois State Board of Elections will be issued “within the week.” The issue is the unique Illinois law that … Continue reading
This editorial from Bloomberg News argues that the first general election presidential debate should include every candidate who is on the ballot in enough states to theoretically win the election. The editorial says that subsequent debates that year should be … Continue reading
On March 23, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Frank v Walker, the case over Wisconsin’s law requiring certain kinds of government phot0-ID for voters at the polls. Election law professor Rick Hasen writes about that at his blog, … Continue reading
On Saturday, March 21, the New Mexico legislature adjourned for the year. The 2015 session did not pass many election law bills. Interesting bills that had been introduced, but which did not pass, were: 1. HB 151, to let 17-year-olds … Continue reading
On March 20, the Pennsylvania Constitution, Green and Libertarian Parties filed this brief in Constitution Party v Aichele, e.d., 5:12cv-2726. This is the lawsuit that challenges the system under which petitioning groups are at risk of at much as $110,000 in … Continue reading
