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On March 9, the League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa sued to overturn most provisions of SF 413, the new Iowa election law bill that injures voting in many different ways. Here is the Complaint in LULAC v … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2021
On March 8, the New Mexico House Judiciary Committee defeated HB 79 on a tie vote of 6-6. It would have allowed independent voters to vote in partisan primaries. See this story, which has an account of the defeat of … Continue reading
On the evening of March 8, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, a Republican, signed SF 413. Among other things, it makes ballot access considerably more difficult, especially for minor party and independent candidates for U.S. House. … Continue reading
On March 2, the Kentucky Senate passed SB 228. It changes procedures for U.S. Senate vacancies. Under current laws, as in most states, if a U.S. Senate seat becomes vacant, the Governor appoints a replacement who serves until the next … Continue reading
On March 8, scholars and supporters of the statewide initiative process filed this amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court. They ask the Court to hear Thompson v DeWine, 20-1072. This is the Ohio case over whether the lower … Continue reading