On May 21, the full panel of U.S. Court of Appeals judges in the D.C. Circuit issued an opinion in Libertarian National Committee v Federal Election Commission, 18-5227. Seven of the judges upheld the FEC and ruled that someone who … Continue reading
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Georgia is one of five states that uses vote-counting machines with no paper trail. On May 21, U.S. District Court Judge Amy Totenberg issued a 61-page opinion in Curling v Raffensperger, clearing the way for a trial on whether the … Continue reading
Late on the evening of May 20, the Texas Senate passed HB 2504, the bill that makes it easier for a party to stay on the ballot, but which requires the nominees of convention parties to pay filing fees. The … Continue reading
Alabama Senate Bill 336, which would lower the number of signatures for minor parties and non-presidential independent candidates, is pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee. This news story says that an informal straw poll of the Senators on that committee … Continue reading
On May 20, the Michigan opponents of partisan gerrymandering filed this brief with the U.S. Supreme Court. It asks the court not to stay the lower court decision that ordered Michigan to redraw its U.S. House districts in time for … Continue reading
On May 20, Ohio opponents of partisan gerrymandering filed this brief with the U.S. Supreme Court. It asks the court not to stay the decision of the lower court that ordered Ohio to redraw its US House districts. … Continue reading