On May 29, U.S. District Court Judge Miranda Du, an Obama appointee, issued an order in Fair Maps Nevada v Cegavske, 3:20cv-271. She extended the petition deadline for initiatives from June 24 to August 5. Here is the Opinion. This … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On May 27, the Denver District Court, a state trial court in Colorado, ruled that the Governor’s order permitting electronic signatures for initiatives does not violate the state constitution. Ritchie v Polis, 2020cv-31708. The case had been filed by opponents … Continue reading
On May 28, the Alabama Libertarian Party filed this brief in its lawsuit over the list of registered voters. The Alabama Secretary of State gives the list free to the qualified parties, but it wants approximately $35,000 from any other … Continue reading
The 2020 Libertarian vice-presidential nominee desires to be listed on November ballots as Jeremy “Spike” Cohen. Much of the publicity about him, since he was nominated, only referred to him by his nickname.
On May 27, the Lousiana legislature passed HB 167. It extends the deadline for qualified parties to certify the names of their presidential and vice-presidential nominees from August 18 to August 25. … Continue reading