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On August 31, both sides in the Texas ballot access case filed briefs in support of Summary Judgment. If the judge rejects both of them, there will be a trial. First, though, each side may file one rebuttal brief. The … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2021
This interesting op-ed in the Roanoke Times, authored by Dan Casey, points out that Virginia election law does not require candidates to sign declarations of candidacy. Thanks to FairVote for the link. … Continue reading
On August 17, Jenna Amacher, an Alderman in Tullahoma, Tennessee, filed a federal lawsuit to force the city to print “Republican” next to her name in the next election for Alderman. Amacher v State of Tennessee, m.d., 3:21cv-638. Tennessee law … Continue reading
Besides the federal case filed in the preceding post, Mayor Byron Brown also has a case in state court alleging that the May petition deadline is unconstitutional. Brown v Erie County Board of Elections, Erie Co. Supreme Court, 811973/2021. It … Continue reading
On August 30, some voters who want to vote for him Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown as an independent candidate filed a federal lawsuit against the New York petition deadline for independent candidates. In 2019 the legislature moved it from August … Continue reading