Perquimans County, North Carolina, is advertising for a registered Libertarian to apply to fill a vacancy on the County Board. See the county’s website here.
A Libertarian was elected to a seat on the county board in 2018. He has resigned. The law says the vacancy can only be filled by another member of the party in which the original office-holder was registered when elected in 2018.
Burlington, Vermont, held its annual city council election March 1. The Progressive Party retained its six seats, so it continues to have half the seats, more than any other party. The elections are partisan. See this story. Thanks to Fairvote for the link.
On February 24, some Republican candidates and party officials filed a federal lawsuit against the 2016 Colorado law that virtually forces parties that nominate by primary to let independent voters vote in their primaries. Parable v Griswold, 1:22cv-477. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Phillip Brimmer, a Bush Jr. appointee.
The case is being expedited. A fatal flaw in this case may be that no political party is challenging the law. Here is the Complaint. Thanks to Michael McCorkle for this news.
On March 1, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman, an Obama appointee, declined to enjoin the Texas filing fees for candidates seeking the nomination of a party that nominates by convention. Bilyeu v Esparza, w.d., 1:21cv-1089. See the order here.
The order does suggest that perhaps in the next stage of the case, the judge will rule that the discriminatory aspect of the filing fee law is unconstitutional. Filing fees paid by candidates seeking the nomination of a party that nominates by primary end up in that party’s bank account. But fees paid by candidates seeking the nomination of a convention party are retained by the government. But the judge said that issue doesn’t need injunctive relief; there is no emergency on that point.
The Federal Election Commission has updated its useful chart of 2022 primary dates and candidate filing deadlines. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link.
