SB2197 allows convention-nominated candidates to pay their filing fees to their political party instead of the State of Texas, which is the case with primary-nominated candidates. This change would “level the playing field,” so to speak.
The text of the bill is rather short. Here it is.
Here is a story on Trump’s Executive Order.
Here is Rick Hasen’s preliminary analysis of that Executive Order.
Here is the Brief in Opposition in Meadors, et al. v. Erie County Board of Elections, et al.
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States denied Petition for Certiorari in the Indiana and Texas ballot access cases. The Indiana case was Indiana Green Party, et al. v. Morales and the Texas case was Miller, et al. v. Nelson.
I was able to access this article at bloomberg.com. Hopefully, you can, too. Thanks to politicalwire.com for posting a link to this article.
