New York state campaign finance law allows greater contribution limits to candidates of qualified parties, than to candidates of unqualified parties. Last year a U.S. District Court held that disparity to be unconstitutional. The state is appealing. Here is the … Continue reading
On April 20, the San Diego city council held a hearing on a bill for ranked choice voting. Currently San Diego city elections have a primary in June of even years, and then in November, the top two vote-getters compete, … Continue reading
On April 20, the Iowa Secretary of State filed a four-page brief with the U.S. District Court in Iowa Libertarian Party v Pate, s.d., 4:19cv-241. This the case in which the court struck down the March petition deadline for independent … Continue reading
On April 21, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in U.S. v Vaello Madero, 20-303. It says the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause does not require the United States to offer SSI benefits to U.S. citizens living in Puerto … Continue reading
On April 16, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a two-page order in In re: Nomination Petition of Robert Jordan, 56 MAP 2022. The court ruled that even though legislative redistricting wasn’t complete during the normal petitioning period for primary candidates, … Continue reading
