On March 8, the 11th circuit issued a 26-page opinion in Grizzle v Kemp, 10-12176. The decision upholds a 2009 Georgia law that says no one can run for local school board if the candidate has an immediate family member … Continue reading
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On March 9, Warren Redlich and Mark Axinn filed a lawsuit in state court against the New York State Board of Elections, over the ballot format in November 2010 and many previous elections. The lawsuit points out that section 7-104(3)(c), … Continue reading
On March 1, the Oklahoma Senate Rules Committee passed SB 841, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. The author is Senator Rob Johnson (R-Kingfisher). … Continue reading
On March 8, the New Mexico Senate Judiciary passed SB 403 unanimously. This is the Secretary of State’s omnibus election law bill. It makes three ballot access improvements: (1) it moves the independent candidate petition from early June to late … Continue reading
On March 8, the Oklahoma Senate unanimously passed SB 602, which moves the non-presidential primary from July to June, and also moves the petition deadline for a party to qualify itself from May 1 to March 1.