On April 22, an Arizona state trial court determined that state election procedures for challenging unqualified candidates cannot be used to bar three Republicans accused of running afoul of the “insurrection” language in the 14th amendment. See this story. Thanks … Continue reading
Here is a news story about the Fair Deal Party, the proposed party that New York state Democrats are backing so as to give Governor Kathy Hochul another line on the November ballot, beyond the Democratic Party and perhaps the … Continue reading
On April 21, U.S. District Court Judge Madeline Arleo, an Obama appointee, upheld the New Jersey law that requires candidates for sheriff to have lived in the county for the last three years. Oswald v Ireland-Imhof, 2:22cv-2195. Here is the … Continue reading
The only qualified parties on the ballot in North Dakota this year are the Republican and Democratic Parties. This is the first year since 2006 for which that has been true. For 2008-2020, the Libertarian Party was also on the … Continue reading
On April 21, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth District, invalidated the new U.S. House district boundaries as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The decision is based on the State Constitution. Harkenrider v Hochul, 22-00506. The vote is 3-2. … Continue reading
