The New York Libertarian Party, and the New York Green Party, have filed this brief in Libertarian Party of New York v New York State Board of Elections, s.d., 1:20cv-5820. This is the case over the ballot access law passed on April 1, 2020, that tripled the number of signatures for statewide independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties; and also more than tripled the number of votes needed for a party to be ballot-qualified.
The state has not yet responded, but it will soon.
Oklahoma State Senator Nathan Dahm (R-Broken Arrow) has introduced SB 30. It says no party may nominate a presidential candidate whose parents were not citizens when he or she was born, regardless that the candidate may have been born in the United States. Here is the text. Thanks to Richard Prawdzienski for this news.
Peace & Freedom Party member Ernesto Alexander Huerta is on the ballot for the March 2, 2021 California special election to fill the vacancy in the State Senate, 30th district. The district is in southwest Los Angeles County. The seat is vacant because the former State Senator, Holly Mitchell, resigned to take a seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
There will be seven candidates on the ballot. See the list here. The list includes three Democrats, two Republicans, and one independent.
On January 4, Congressmember Ralph Norman of South Carolina introduced HJR 12. It would amend the Constitution to impose term limits for members of Congress: 3 terms for U.S. House, and two for U.S. Senate. If enacted, service prior to the ratification would not be counted toward the limits. Thanks to Michael Drucker for this news.
On January 13, the Minnesota Secretary of State filed this brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in De La Fuente v Simon, 20-612. This is the case over the Minnesota law that says a political party with its own presidential primary may dictate which candidates appear on that ballot.
