On June 7, a New Jersey Democratic Party official, and others, filed a lawsuit to move the special U.S. Senate election from October 16 to November 5. See this story. According to ElectionLawBlog, the name of the case is Christodoulou … Continue reading
On June 7, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House, T. W. Shannon, announced that the House will study term limits for members of the State Supreme Court. This was one day after the State Supreme Court released an opinion, invalidating … Continue reading
Last month, five members of the Washington, D.C., city council introduced B20-0265. It moves the primary for president and all other partisan office from the first Tuesday in April, to the second Tuesday in June. The council has 13 members, … Continue reading
On June 7, Judge Lawrence John Appel issued a tentative decision in Rubin v Bowen, the case filed in 2011 by the Green, Libertarian, and Peace & Freedom Parties. The tentative decision says that the case is strong enough so … Continue reading
On June 6, the South Carolina legislature passed SB 2, which makes it easier for a candidate to get on a partisan primary ballot. Current law says if a candidate for state or local office fails to file both an … Continue reading
