On May 31, leaders of seven British parties debated each other, except that the leader of the Conservative Party, Theresa May, didn’t appear and sent a spokesperson to take her place. The election is June 8. See this story.

The seven debaters were: Jeremy Corbyn (Labour); Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat); Caroline Lucas (Green); Paul Nuttall (UKIP); Angus Robertson (Scottish National); Amber Rudd (Conservative); and Leanne Wood (Plaid Cymru). The debate lasted 90 minutes and was broadcast on BBC One.

On May 31, the California Senate passed SB 149 on a party-line vote, 27-13. It requires presidential primary candidates to reveal five years of tax returns. A Republican Senator presented an amendment that would have also required candidates to show their birth certificates, but it was defeated. The bill now goes to the Assembly.

Chia-Chi Teng, a professor at Brigham Young University, desires to seek the Republican nomination for U.S. House, in the upcoming special election. He is temporarily out of the country, and is in China. He attempted to file but was thwarted by a Utah law that requires candidates to file in-person at the elections office. See this story.

It is possible Utah is the only state that requires candidates to file in person. A few years ago the Utah law was relaxed to excuse presidential candidates from appearing in person. The lawsuit has a hearing in state court on June 12.