The 9th circuit will hear Townley v State on Monday morning in San Francisco. Here is a Reno newspaper story about the upcoming hearing. Check back to this web page to hear an account of the argument, perhaps by noon Pacific time.
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The Federal Election Commission will not decide until April 25 whether to extend the Socialist Workers Party’s exemption for campaign disclosure. If the FEC does grant a further extension, it will almost certainly be for three more years. Other parties over the years that have received exemptions from disclosure rules (not just federal exemption, but exemption from state and local requirements) are the Communist Party, the Socialist Action Party, and the Freedom Socialist Party. The basis has been that these parties have been able to show real injury to individuals who are publicly identified as supporters of those parties.
The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee hears HB 5072 on Wednesday, March 13, at 4:30 p.m., in room 313 of the State House. This is the bill to repeal the straight-ticket device. Thanks to Ken Block for this news.
The Texas Redistricting blog has this fascinating account of how unpredictable Texas U.S. House and legislative district boundaries are, for the 2014 election. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.
On March 9, the South Carolina Green Party nominated Eugene Platt for the upcoming U.S. House election, 1st district, centered on Charleston. He will be the only alternative to the Democratic and Republican Party nominees. See this report at Green Party Watch.