Professor Garrett Epps has this informative and interesting article in The Atlantic about Carney v Adams, the case that is in the U.S. Supreme Court over Delaware’s policy of not letting anyone be appointed to most judicial posts unless they are members of a party that has at least 5% of the state registration. Thanks to How Appealing for the link.

The U.S. Supreme Court had been expecting to hear oral arguments in this case on March 25, but then it postponed all its late March hearings, and it hasn’t yet said when they will be heard.

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos, a Democrat, wants the legislature to eliminate mandatory petitions for the 2020 elections. See this story. Thanks to Pat Quinn for this news.

On March 26, Utah revised some rules for petitions for candidates. Copies of blank petition forms can now be sent electronically from campaigns to individuals who want to sign, and the signer can then e-mail or postally mail the signature back to the campaign. There is no more need to have the circulator sign petitions at the bottom. See this story.