New Mexico state representative William Pratt will introduce a bill in early 2019 to lower the petition requirement for independent candidates. New Mexico has the nation’s most severe independent presidential petition requirement, 3% of the last gubernatorial vote. New Mexico … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Republican Party of Utah v Cox on Friday, January 4, 2019. This is the case in which the party argues that the First Amendment’s freedom of association clause allows the party … Continue reading
Pennsylvania state officials have settled the lawsuit Jill Stein v Cortes, e.d., 2:16cv-6287, so that the state will give up using vote-counting machines that don’t have a paper trail. The settlement was approved on November 29 by the U.S. District … Continue reading
I am going on a vacation November 22-30 to visit a friend who lives in Israel, so I probably won’t be able to blog very much during the remainder of November. There are ballot access legal decisions that could come … Continue reading
Seven federal lawsuits are pending in Georgia over voting rights problems involving the 2018 election. This useful law.com article describes each one. … Continue reading
