Has the Supreme Court Already Made It Too Late for an April 3 Texas Primary?
Michael Li makes the case.
Category Archives: primaries
Breaking News: Ninth Circuit Upholds Washington’s Top-Two Primary
On remand from the Supreme Court, and after the case went back to the trial court, the Ninth Circuit today, in a unanimous opinion, upheld Washington state’s top two primary law (on grounds that will make California’s top two… Continue reading
New CRS Report on Presidential Nominating Process
Here.
Laches and election-law: “Piling on” edition
In this post, Rick pointed out one substantial downside of last-minute election claims. I made a similar point in this Article, in the context of litigation challenging election-day burdens like lines at the polls (and citing the discussion… Continue reading
“Not Set in Granite”
Gil Troy of McGill (whom I have not seen since I was a camper decades ago) has this post on the NYT “Campaign Stops” blog): “Right now, while we indulge New Hampshire’s childish insistence on its presidential primary being “first… Continue reading
“Federal judge says to wait on GOP ballot”
Richmond Times-Dispatch:“federal judge has ordered Virginia’s 134 local electoral boards not to mail out any ballots for the March 6 Republican primary until after a hearing Friday. U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney Jr. also told the Virginia State… Continue reading
“Iowa in perspective: The delegate math is what matters most”
Jerry Goldfeder has written this oped for the NY Daily News.
“Republican candidates may get another shot at Virginia ballot for Super Tuesday”
WaPo reports. See also Virginia AG to intervene in primary ballot dispute. MORE: Bolling defends Virginia ballot rules.
“Rick Perry sues Virginia to get on primary ballot”
MSNBC reports.
Breaking News: Rick Perry Files Suit to Get on Va. Ballot
You can access the complaint here. The complaint focuses on Virginia’s ban on out-of-state circulators of petitions. As I told the Washington Post in connection with a possible suit by Newt Gingrich on the same grounds, such a suit… Continue reading
“Provoking a Virginia election law legal battle: How Gingrich and Perry could still get on the Virginia primary ballot”
The Northern Virginia Lawyer blogs.
“How the Virginia Republican Party Could Expand Voter Choice in its 2012 Presidential Primary”
Richard Winger explains.
“Libertarian and Green Candidates and Voters Seek to Join Top Two Primary Case”
See this press release.
“Republicans Face Voting Shake-Up”
Financial Times: “The competition for the Republican presidential nomination, already full of drama, is set to become even more tumultuous as the party introduces voting rules designed to lengthen the primary process. With many US states shifting next year… Continue reading