According to this story, proponents of an initiative to allow early voting have begun their drive to collect signatures, even though earlier this year the Mississippi Supreme Court invalidated the statewide initiative process. The proponents of the initiative hope that … Continue reading
On August 20, India B. Walton, Democratic Party nominee for Mayor of Buffalo, New York, in the November 2, 2021 election, challenged the independent petition of the incumbent Mayor, Byron Brown. It is likely that the Board will sustain the … Continue reading
On August 23, the Idaho Supreme Court unanimously rejected two recent laws that handicap the ability of people to pass initiatives. Reclaim Idaho v Denney, 48734 and 48760. Here is the 55-page opinion, written by Justice Gregory Moeller. The decision … Continue reading
This newspaper story says the Illinois legislature will work on re-doing the legislative districting on August 31. The legislature already redrew the districts earlier this year, before the census data was released. The legislature used census estimates, but then lawsuits … Continue reading
On August 20, the Sixth Circuit asked Ohio to respond to the pending petition for rehearing en banc in Thompson v DeWine, 21-3514. This is the case over whether petitioning relief should have been granted to initiative proponents during 2020, … Continue reading
