Straight-ticket devices have been repealed, or are likely to be eliminated, in three states this year. On May 25, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed AB 7, an omnibus election law bill that eliminates the device. On June 8, the North … Continue reading
A Superior Court in Vermont will hold a trial in Trudell v Markowitz on July 14-15. This is the lawsuit that challenges the June petition deadline for independent candidates, and for the nominees of unqualified parties. The Vermont primary is … Continue reading
On June 2, the Initiative and Referendum Institute filed its opening brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C., in its case against the postal regulation that bars petitioning on all interior post office sidewalks. This case was filed … Continue reading
On June 6, the Republican and Democratic Parties filed their opening briefs in Washington State Republican Party v State, 11-35125. This is the same lawsuit that was originally filed in 2005, against the Washington state top-two system. The major party … Continue reading
On June 1, a U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania issued an opinion in Romanelli v DeWeese, middle district, 3:10-cv-1434. The plaintiff, Carl Romanelli, had sued various Democratic state legislators and legislative staff for using state resources to challenge the 2006 … Continue reading
