Almost a month ago, a U.S. District Court in Rhode Island struck down a Rhode Island election law that makes it illegal for anyone to circulate the petition to recognize a new political party during an odd year. On June … Continue reading
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion on the federal Voting Rights Act on June 22 is already having an impact on Georgia voter registration. Earlier this year, the Georgia legislature passed a bill requiring new registrants to provide proof of citizenship … Continue reading
On June 23, the Louisiana House rejected the Senate’s extensive amendments to HB 420, so the bill now goes to a conference committee. HB 420 was a simple bill in the House; it clarified, and slightly relaxed, the deadline for … Continue reading
In 2004, the large law firm Reed Smith coordinated the challenge to Ralph Nader’s Pennsylvania petition. In 2008, Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania Attorney General indicted state employees who worked on the petition challenge on state government time, using government computers and … Continue reading
On June 23, the Arizona Supreme Court heard arguments in Brewer v Burns, cv-09-0168, the case over whether the State Constitution requires the legislature to send budget bills to the Governor in a moderate amount of time, or whether the … Continue reading