On July 27, the First Circuit heard We the People PAC v Bellows, 21-1149. The issue is Maine’s ban on out-of-state circulators for initiatives, and also the parallel requirement that the circulators must be registered in the town or city … Continue reading
New Hampshire HB 98 was sent to Governor Chris Sununu on Monday, July 26. He has five days to act on the bill. It moves the non-presidential primary from September to August. Unfortunately it also moves the petition deadline for … Continue reading
The Nation has this article about the elimination of most Working Families Party nominees in the New York city election of November 2, 2021. The WFP nominees are almost entirely also individuals who are Democratic nominees. Their inability to appear … Continue reading
A group of Colorado Republican activists are working to persuade the state party to end primaries for the party for 2022, and instead nominate by caucus and convention. In order for the proposal to be adopted by the party, three-fourths … Continue reading
A 3-judge U.S. District Court will hold a trial September 27-29 in McConachie v Illinois State Board of Elections, n.d., 1:21cv-3091. This is the lawsuit over the validity of the Illinois legislative redistricting for the new decade. The Illinois legislature … Continue reading
