On October 18, a South Carolina state circuit court heard oral arguments in Inglis v Heindel, 2019-cp-4005486. The issue is whether the Republican presidential primary will be held in February. The state party rules say only the state convention may cancel a presidential primary. But the state executive committee, not the state convention, cancelled the primary.
It is odd that the court is taking so long to issue an opinion.
The Missouri Secretary of State’s web page lists presidential candidates who have filed in each party’s presidential primary. Filing started on November 26. So far no one has filed in the Green, Libertarian, or Constitution Party primaries.
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The U.S. Supreme Court conference of December 13, 2019, will consider whether to hear De La Fuente v Padilla, and Chiafalo v State. The De La Fuente lawsuit, 19-524, challenges the California independent presidential petition requirement of almost 200,000 signatures to be collected in 105 days. The Chiafalo lawsuit, 19-465, is whether the Constitution permits the state to fine presidential electors $1,000 if they vote for someone other than the candidate who got the most popular votes in that state.
The Court won’t release information about its decisions until Monday, December 16, at the earliest.
On November 26, Rocky De La Fuente sued Michigan for excluding him from the Republican presidential primary ballot. Gonzalez v Benson, e.d., 2:19cv-13515. Here is the Complaint.
Michigan law says the Secretary of State shall list presidential candidates who are mentioned in the media. The Complaint charges that the Secretary of State failed to notice that De La Fuente is discussed in Spanish-language media, and although that he is mentioned on the internet. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Denise Page Hood, a Clinton appointee.
