On September 21, Texas filed this brief in Collier v Howden, w.d., 1:26cv-1574. This is the lawsuit in which Michael Collier, an independent candidate for Lieutenant Governor, sued to overturn the law that said he needed 81,030 valid signatures to … Continue reading
On September 25, Butch Ware, the California Green Party candidate for governor this year, voluntarily dismissed his lawsuit over the law that requires gubernatorial candidates to submit the last five years of their income tax returns. Ware v Weber, e.d., … Continue reading
This year, for the first time, Louisiana is holding closed primaries for U.S. Senate. The law converting U.S. Senate elections to closed primaries also requires independent candidates, and the nominees of all parties other than the Democratic and Republican parties … Continue reading
Here is a sample ballot for Maine for the November 2026 election. In general elections, Maine uses ranked choice voting for federal offices but not state offices. And in federal offices, if there are only two candidates on the ballot … Continue reading
On September 30, the Eleventh Circuit heard oral argument in Libertarian Party of Georgia v Attorney General of Georgia, 25-12553. The issue is the Georgia law that says individuals can contribute more to the sitting Governor or Lieutenant Governor, if … Continue reading
