The Tucson Star, the daily newspaper, here has an article about the Libertarian Party’s cert petition, in its ballot access case. It is unusual for newspapers to write about cert petitions, when there is no news yet about whether the U.S. Supreme Court is interested in the case.
On December 20, the North Carolina State Board of Elections added Bill Weld and Joe Walsh to the Republican presidential primary ballot. The party had recommended that only President Donald Trump be on that ballot. See this story. They refused to add Dario Hunter to the Green Party presidential primary ballot.
U.S. District Court Judge William O. Bertelsman will hold oral argument in Sweeney v Crigler, e.d., 2:19cv-46, on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at 1 p.m. This is the case that challenges the 2019 Kentucky law that said that candidates of parties that nominate by convention must file a declaration of candidacy in January of election years. The law only applied to candidates for state and local partisan office, not federal office.
The law was enjoined earlier this year, and now the constitutionality of the law will be considered.
The Library of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom has this analysis of the recent Parliamentary Election. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link.
On December 20, New Jersey U.S. House member Jeff Van Drew changed his registration from Democratic to Republican. He represents the 2nd district, which comprises southern New Jersey, including Atlantic City. See this story. Thanks to John Geyer for the link.
