On July 20, a Vermont Superior Court in Washington County upheld Vermont’s June petition deadline for independent candidates. Here is the 8-page decision. The decision rests on two U.S. Supreme Court decisions that did not deal with early petition deadlines, … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2011
The California State Court of Appeals will hold oral arguments in Field v Bowen in San Francisco on September 12 at 9 a.m. This is one of the two cases that challenges two particular details of the Proposition 14 “top-two” … Continue reading
On July 26, North Carolina HB 32 passed the Senate Rules Committee. This is the bill that cuts the number of signatures for minor parties, and statewide independent candidates, from 85,379 signatures to approximately 17,000. The bill now goes to … Continue reading
The July 26 New York Times has this article on the uncertainty in presidential primary and caucus dates for the 2012 election. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
For only the second time, the New Hampshire Libertarian Party will attempt to complete the difficult party petition process in New Hampshire. It requires 13,698 signatures, but if completed, then the party is free to nominate by convention for any … Continue reading
On July 18, a U.S. District Court Judge in South Carolina issued an 8-page Opinion in Greenville County Republican Party v State, 6:10-cv-1407, the case in which the South Carolina Republican Party argues that the Constitution protects its ability to … Continue reading