On Marh 25, a California state trial court ruled that voters who sign petitions for candidates must fill out the address blank personally. If the petition signer lets someone else fill in the address, the signature is invalid. Calhoon v … Continue reading
The tentative candidate list issued by the California Secretary of State reveals that there are eight Assembly districts in which only one person filed to be on the June 2 primary ballot. Therefore, in those eight districts, a candidate who … Continue reading
On March 25, the California Supreme Court refused to hear Gilbert v The Superior Court of Sacramento County, S295810. This is the challenge to the Secretary of State’s policy that she cannot examine the constitutional qualifications of candidates for Governor.
On March 25, an Arizona state trial court judge ruled that political parties have no right to change their names. If they want to change their names, they must follow the procedures for a new party, including a petition. Arizona … Continue reading
On March 25, Wisconsin AB 223 was given to Governor Tony Evers. The bill bans out-of-state circulators for candidate petitions (except for presidential petitions). The Governor must act on the bill by April 1. The bill also bans out-of-state circulators … Continue reading
