This article says that Chad Mayes, independent California Assemblmember, may run for U.S. House this year. He won’t be running for re-election to the legislature.
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A U.S. District Court will hold a trial in Montana Democratic Party v Jacobsen, 9:21cv-119, on July 25, 2022. This is the case that challenges a 2021 Montana law that makes it a crime for a political committee to carry out petitioning, or a voter registration drive, in a residence hall, dining facility, or athletic facility of a public college.
On January 10, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Libertarian Party of Minnesota v Simon, 21-834. Minnesota law requires petitions for independent candidates, and petitions for the nominees of unqualified parties, to carry this wording: “I do not intend to vote at the primary election for the office for which this nomination petition is made.”
The U.S. District Court had upheld this wording, pointing out that the petitioner is free to tell the potential signer that nothing in the language presents the signer from changing his or her mind later, and therefore the statement on the petition is not a severe burden. The Eighth Circuit had issued a non-published short opinion, agreeing with the U.S. District Court. Here is a copy of the cert petition.
On January 6, Gregg Brelsford, an Alaska Republican candidate for U.S. House in 2022, changed his registration from “Republican” to “independent.” He will continue seeking a seat in the U.S. House. See this op-ed by him in the Anchorage Daily News.
On January 8, New York city Mayor Eric Adams said he supports the idea of letting non-citizens vote for New York city office. This is an extremely strong signal that he will sign the bill that passed the city council last month. See this story. Even if he doesn’t sign the bill, if he doesn’t veto it either, it becomes law. The deadline is the end of the day, Sunday, January 9.