Ballot Access News December 1, 2017 – Volume 33, Number 7 This issue was printed on blue paper. Table of Contents GEORGIA LIBERTARIANS FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST NATION’S MOST RESTRICTIVE BALLOT ACCESS PETITION MAINE REFERENDUM TO SAVE RANKED CHOICE VOTING NINTH … Continue reading
On December 22, the Michigan League of Women Voters, and some voters who prefer to vote for Democrats, filed a federal lawsuit against Michigan’s U.S. House and legislative district boundaries. League of Women Voters of Michigan v Johnson, e.d., 2:2017cv-14148. … Continue reading
There are still three pending federal lawsuits over whether presidential electors have the freedom to vote for anyone they wish who meets the Constitutional qualifications. The California and Minnesota lawsuits are moving slowly, but the Colorado case is very active. … Continue reading
On December 22, March Fong Eu died. She was California Secretary of State from 1974 to 1994. She pioneered the idea of letting individuals register to vote using a postcard form that did not need to be signed by anyone … Continue reading
On December 22, U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled that the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity must share its important documents with all members of the Commission. Dunlap v Presidential Advisory Commission, 1:17cv-2361. Here is the 24-page opinion. … Continue reading
The Economist has this interesting article about a new method for predicting how a U.S. Supreme Court Justice will rule, based on the pitch of his or her voice when questioning attorneys at oral argument. If one scrolls down to … Continue reading