By Staff Writer 4:43 PM Michael R. Bloomberg is flirting once again with a run for president, but all signs point to a steep challenge for the billionaire and former New York City mayor if he makes a late entry into the race for the Democratic nomination.Source: Billionaire Michael Bloomberg files papers for presidential primary...
The California Constitution, Article II, sec. 5(a), says, “The legislature shall provide for primary elections for partisan offices, including an open presidential primary whereby the candidates on the ballot are those found by the Secretary of State to be recognized candidates.”Source: Hearing Set in California State Court Case Over Meaning of “Open Primary” in California Constitution for Presidential Primaries...
This story says the petition to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom has 600,000 signatures. But it needs 1,500,000 valid signatures by February 2020.Source: News Story Says 600,000 Signatures Have Been Gathered on California Gubernatorial Recall Petition...
On November 7, the Ninth Circuit heard oral argument in Merritt v Padilla, 18-55457, the case over an independent candidate’s right to place a title above his own statement of qualifications (in the voter guide, which is sent to every voter in the postal mail) saying he is an independent candidateSource: Ninth Circuit Hears Oral Argument in California Case on...
Three states have filing deadlines within the next week. Michael R. Bloomberg’s renewed flirtation with a presidential campaign, less than three months before the Iowa caucuses, has brought back a perennial question: How late is too late?Source: 2020 Primaries Start in February. The Window for New Candidates Closes Earlier....
ALBANY — Election Day problems on Tuesday included some reports related to New York’s first year of early voting and another that drew criticism over a poll worker who wore a “Make America Great Again” shirt in Suffolk County, according to state and local officials on Wednesday.Source: Some Election Day problems related to early voting system...
Mike Bloomberg is jumping into the Democratic presidential race because he believes that Joe Biden is fading, opening the moderate lane next to Elizabeth Warren, sources close to the former New York mayor tell Axios.Source: Exclusive: Mike Bloomberg will "spend whatever it takes" in 2020...
