On December 19, proponents of a particular California initiative sued Mono County and Tulare County election officials, for refusing to accept signatures on their initiative. As a result, the petitions were rejected, and the entire initiative may hinge on the … Continue reading
Former U.S. Senator Larry Pressler, who represented South Dakota in the Senate as a Republican 1978-1996, will soon announce that he will run in 2014 for the Senate as an independent. See this story. … Continue reading
On December 20, a Montana lower state court struck down an initiative passed in 2012 that orders Montana legislators to work for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United v Federal Election Commission. The recent Montana case is Rickert v … Continue reading
On December 20, the Arizona Libertarian Party and the Arizona Green Party filed their final brief in the Ninth Circuit, in the case that challenges Arizona voter registration forms. The state voter registration forms list the Democratic Party and the … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Republican Party of Nevada v Miller, 13-442, at its January 10, 2014 conference. This is the case over whether the plaintiffs have standing to challenge the inclusion of “None of these … Continue reading
