On April 25, the Alaska House State Affairs Committee passed SB 161, the bill to ease the definition of a qualified party. The bill had already passed the Senate. Now it goes to the House Judiciary Committee, which will hear … Continue reading
The highest state court in New York, the State Court of Appeals, will hear Harkenrider v Hochul on Tuesday, April 26. This is the case over U.S. House district boundaries. The lower state courts had invalidated the U.S. House plan … Continue reading
On April 23, Jay Jacobs, state chair of the New York Democratic Party, said he has changed his mind, and he no longer supports the creation of a “Fair Deal Party” that would cross-endorse Democratic Party nominees. He said this … Continue reading
On April 25, a Kansas state trial court issued a 209-page opinion in Rivera v Schwab, 2022-cv-89, 29th judicial district, Wyandotte County District Court. It finds that the new U.S. House boundaries violate the Kansas Constitution, because they were drawn … Continue reading
On April 25, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Libertarian Party of Alabama v Merrill, 21-1288. This is the case over the Alabama law that gives the list of registered voters free to qualified parties, but charges an unqualified … Continue reading
