On May 25, U.S. District Court Judge Paul A. Engelmayer declined to order the state of New York to move the primaries for statewide office, Assembly, and local office, from June 28 to August 23. There will thus be two … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2022
Creede Newton, an investigative journalist who has worked in the past for Al Jazeera, and who now writes for the Southern Poverty Law Center, has this lengthy article about the Libertarian Party’s recent internal divisions. … Continue reading
On May 25, the plaintiffs in Migliari v Lehigh County Board of Elections, 22-1499, filed their brief in the Third Circuit. This is the case in which the Third Circuit relied on the “materiality” clause in the federal Voting Rights … Continue reading
The Republican and Democratic Parties in Georgia had primaries on May 24. Here is a link to the Georgia Secretary of State’s website, showing election returns as they come in. With 95.6% of the vote in, the incumbent Republican Secretary … Continue reading
On May 24, the Arizona State Court of Appeals issued an opinion in Arizona Petition Partners v Thompson, 1 CA-SA 21-0170. It partially strikes down the state ban on paying initiative circulators on a per-signature basis. The court invalidated the … Continue reading