The U.S. Supreme Court will consider the Indiana ballot access case at its March 21 conference. Indiana Green Party v Morales, 24M68. The Court will decide whether to docket the case. Here is the filing, explaining why the plaintiffs have … Continue reading
Rob Richie, formerly of Fairvote, has launched a new organization, Expand Democracy, to work for various election law reforms. The goal of the organization includes easing ballot access laws. See the announcement of the founding here. … Continue reading
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had a bill in the special session earlier that would have reduced candidate filing fees. Florida has the highest filing fees of any state. But that bill, HB 21a, did not pass. It was an omnibus … Continue reading
As already reported, the Wyoming Senate Majority Leader killed the HB 173, the bill to vastly increase the independent candidate petition reqauirements. It had passed the House overwhelmingly and had also passed the Senate Committee, yet it died because Senator … Continue reading
On December 16, 2024, the Georgia Libertarian and Green Parties filed a new lawsuit against the Georgia campaign finance law that lets individuals give more contributions to Republican and Democratic candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, than those individuals may … Continue reading
