On July 30, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in Thompson v Hebdon, 17-35019, a case over various Alaska campaign finance restrictions. The opinoin strikes down the law that says candidates can’t accept more than $3,000 in contributions from persons … Continue reading
This Politico story explains that Democrats in both houses of Congress are working on a new election law bill. Thanks to ElectionLawBlog for the link. … Continue reading
On July 26, the Illinois State Appellate Court ruled that objections to the petition of Bill Redpath, Libertarian nominee for U.S. House in 2020 in the Sixth District, were not meritorious. Bixler v Illinois State Board of Elections, 2021 200458-U. … Continue reading
On July 30, supporters of the California gubernatorial recall filed a lawsuit to censor Governor Gavin Newsom’s statements in the Voters Handbook. Heatlie v Weber, Sacramento Superior Court. Here is the Petition for Mandate. Governor Newsom’s statement says, in part, … Continue reading
On July 30, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu vetoed HB 98, which would have moved the independent candidate petition deadline from August to July, and moved the deadline for their declarations of candidacy from June to May. See this story. … Continue reading
