On May 1, the Texas House Elections Committee passed HB 4309. It says that parties that nominate by convention will be the recipients of filing fees paid by members of the party who seek a convention nomination. Current law sends … Continue reading
On May 8, fifteen states filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Libby v Fecteau, 24A1051. This is the case filed by a Maine legislator to restore her right to vote on bills on the floor of … Continue reading
On May 9, President Donald Trump said that “Ross Perot cost (President Bush) the 1992 election.” See here. Nothing is more certain than the fact that Perot did not cause President Bush to lose the election. Perot dropped out of … Continue reading
On May 8, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter died. He had written Norman v Reed, the last U.S. Supreme Court opinion that helped ballot access. The 1992 decision interpreted several Illinois ballot access laws in a favorable manner, … Continue reading
On May 8, the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, and the Clerk of the State House, filed this brief in Libby v Fecteau, 24A1051. This case arose when the House disciplined Representative Laurel D. Libby for having posted … Continue reading
